Xhosa - The Book of 1st Kings

Eyoku-1 yooKumkani

ISAHLUKO1

1KekalokuukumkaniuDavideubeseleyindodaenkulu, ehambisekileebudaleni;bamgubungelangeengubo,akaba shushu

2Bathiabakhonzibakhekuye,Inkosiyamukumkani mayifunelweintombieyintombi,imephambikokumkani, imonge,ilaleesifubenisakho,ukuzeinkosiyamukumkani ifudumale

3Bafunakeintombieyinzwakaziemideniyonke yakwaSirayeli,bafumanauAbhishagiwaseShunem, bamzisakukumkani

4Inkakazanaleyoyayiyinzwakaziencamisileyo,yamonga ukumkani,yamlungiselela;ukumkaniakayazi.

5WazauAdoniyaunyanakaHagitiwaziphakamisa,wathi, NdiyakubangukumkaniWazilungiselaiinqwelozokulwa, nabamahashe,namadodaangamashumiamahlanuukuba abezizigidimiphambikwakhe

6Uyiseebengamenzangabuhlungunanininangokuthi, Yininaukubawenjenje?wayeeyindodaentlekunene; uninawamzalaemvakoAbhisalom

7WacebisananoYowabhi,unyanakaTseruya, noAbhiyatareumbingeleli;bancedisa,balandelauAdoniya.

8KeyenauTsadokiumbingeleli,noBhenayaunyana kaYehoyada,noNatanumprofeti,noShimehi,noRehi, namagorhakaDavide,ababangangakuAdoniya.

9UAdoniyawabingelelaimpahlaemfutshaneneenkomo ezityetyisiweyongasetyenilaseZohelete,elisecalenileEnrogele,wamemabonkeabazalwanabakhe,oonyana bokumkani,namadodaonkeakwaYudaabakhonzi bokumkani

10KeyenauNatanumprofeti,noBhenaya,namagorha, noSolomonumkhuluwawakhe,akabamema

11WathethauNatankuBhatshebha,uninakaSolomon, wathi,AkuvanganaukubauAdoniya,unyanakaHagiti, ungukumkani;ukantiinkosiyethuuDavideayiyaziloonto?

12Yizakengoko,ndikupheiqhinga,usizeumphefumlo wakho,nomphefumlowonyanawakhouSolomon.

13HambauyekukumkaniuDavide,uthikuye, Wawungamfungelanganaumkhonzazanawakho,wena nkosiyam,kumkani,wathi,USolomonunyanawakhouya kubangukumkaniemvenikwam,kuhlaleyenaetroneni yam?YininaukubaabengukumkaniuAdoniya?

14Uyabona,ndothi,usathethaaphonokumkani,ndingene namemvakwakho,ndiwazaliseamazwiakho

15WayakeuBhatshebhakukumkaniegumbini; UAbhishagiwaseShunemubelungiselelaukumkani.

16WathobauBhatshebha,waqubudakukumkaniWathi ukumkani,Ùfunantonina?

17Wathiyenakuye,Nkosiyam,wenawamfungela uYehovauThixowakhoumkhonzazanawakho,wathi, USolomonunyanawakhouyakubangukumkaniemveni kwam,kuhlaleyenaetroneniyam

18KalokunankuengukumkaniuAdoniya;Kalokuwena nkosiyamkumkani,akukwazioko.

19Wenzeidiningeenkomo,nezintoezityetyisiweyo, nempahlaemfutshaneyaninzi,wamemabonkeoonyana bokumkani,noAbhiyatareumbingeleli,noYowabhi umthetheli-mkhosi;keakammemangauSolomon umkhonziwakho

20Wena,nkosiyamkumkani,amehloamaSirayelionke akuwe,ukubauwaxelele,ukubakuhlalebaninaetroneni yenkosiyamukumkaniemvenikwayo

21Kothi,xaitheyalalakooyiseinkosiyamukumkani,sibe ngaboni,thinanoSolomonunyanawam

22Kwathiesathethanokumkani,nankokufikauNatan umprofeti.

23Waxelelwaukumkani,kwathiwa,NankuuNatan umprofetiWezaphambikokumkani,waqubuda kukumkaningobusoemhlabeni.

24WathiuNatan,Nkosiyamkumkani,utshilonawena ukuthi,UAdoniyauyakubangukumkaniemvenikwam, kuhlaleyenaetroneniyam?

25Ngokubauhlilenamhlanje,wabingelelaiinkomo, nezintoezityetyisiweyo,nempahlaemfutshaneyaninzi, wamemabonkeoonyanabokumkani,nabathetheli-mkhosi, noAbhiyatareumbingeleli;nankobesidla,beselaphambi kwakhe,besithi,MakadleubomiukumkaniuAdoniya!

26Keakammemanga,mnamkhonziwakho,noTsadoki umbingeleli,noBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,noSolomon umkhonziwakho

27Ingabaivelakwinkosiyamukumkaninalento,waza akwabazisaumkhonziwakhooyakuhlalaetroneniyenkosi yamukumkaniemvenikwayo?

28WaphendulaukumkaniuDavide,wathi,Ndibizeleni uBhatshebhaWezakephambikokumkani,wemaphambi kokumkani.

29Wafungaukumkani,wathi,EhlelinjeuYehova, owukhululeyoumphefumlowamekubandezelekenikonke; 30njengokondakufungelayouYehovauThixokaSirayeli, ndisithi,USolomonunyanawakhouyakubangukumkani emvenikwam,kuhlaleyenaetroneniyamesikhundleni sam;inene,ndiyakwenjenjalonamhla.

31WathobauBhatshebhangobusoemhlabeni,waqubuda kukumkani,wathi,Mayidleubomiinkosiyamukumkani uDavidengonaphakade.

32WathiukumkaniuDavide,BabizelenikumuTsadoki umbingeleli,noNatanumprofeti,noBhenayaunyana kaYehoyada.Bezakephambikokumkani.

33Wathiukumkanikubo,Thabathaniabakhonzibenkosi yenu,bahambenani,nimkhweliseuSolomonunyanawam kowamundlebende,nihlenayeniyeeGihon;

34bamthambiselekhonaooTsadokiumbingelelinoNatan umprofeti,abengukumkanikumaSirayeli,nivuthele izigodlo,nithi,MakadleubomiukumkaniuSolomon.

35Nizeninyukenimlandele,ezekuhlalaetroneniyam; ngokubauyakubangukumkaniesikhundlenisam;mnake ndimmisileukubaabeyingangayamaSirayelinakwaYuda.

36WaphendulauBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,wathi, Amen;makatshouYehovauThixowenkosiyamukumkani

37NjengokouYehovawayenenkosiyamukumkani, ngokunjalouyakubanoSolomon,ayikhuliseitroneyakhe ngaphezukwetroneyenkosiyamukumkaniuDavide

38WehlakeuTsadokiumbingeleli,noNatanumprofeti, noBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,nabancinithi,nezigidimi; bamkhwelisauSolomonkundlebendewokumkaniuDavide, bayanayeeGihon.

Eyoku-1yooKumkani

39UTsadokiumbingeleliwathabathaisigodloseoli ententeni,wamthambisauSolomon.Bavuthelaisigodlo; bathibonkeabantu,MakadleubomiukumkaniuSolomon 40Benyukabonkeabantu,bamlandela,abantubebetha ugwali,bevuyangovuyoolukhulu;

41WevauAdoniyanabamenyiweyobonkeababenaye, bakugqibaukudlaWasivauYowabhiisandisesigodlo, wathi,Seyangaphinaesisandisizamazamayoesixekweni?

42Utheesathetha,nankokufikauYonatanunyanakaAbhiyatareumbingelelingokubauyindodaenobukroti,uza neendabaezilungileyo

43WaphendulauYonatan,wathikuAdoniya,Hayi,inkosi yethuukumkaniuDavideimenzeukumkaniuSolomon.

44UkumkaniumkhuphenoTsadokiumbingeleli,noNatan umprofeti,noBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,nabancinithi, nezigidimi,bamkhwelisakundlebendewokumkani; 45OoTsadokiumbingelelinoNatanumprofeti bamthambisaukubaabengukumkanieGihonBenyuka, besukaaphobevuya,sazamazamakeisixeko.Yiyole ingxokozeloniyivileyo

46KananjalouSolomonuselehlelietroneniyobukumkani

47Kananjalobafikileabakhonzibokumkani,beza kuyisikelelainkosiyethuukumkaniuDavide,besithi, WangauThixoalinyuseigamalikaSolomonngaphezu kwegamalakho,ayikhuliseitroneyakhengaphezu kwetroneyakho;Waqubudaukumkaniesingqengqelweni

48Kananjalouthiukumkani,MakabongweuYehova, uThixokaSirayeli,ondinikileyonamhlaowokuhlala etroneniyam,esabonanjeamehloam

49BoyikabonkeabamenyiweyoababenoAdoniya,besuka, bahambaelowongendlelayakhe.

50WoyikauAdoniyaebuswenibukaSolomon,wesuka, wayawabambelelaezimpondwenizesibingelelo

51WaxelelwauSolomon,kwathiwa,NankouAdoniya esoyikaukumkaniuSolomon,nankoebambelele ezimpondwenizesibingelelo,esithi,Makandifungele namhlanjeukumkaniuSolomon,ukubaakayikumbulala ngekreleumkhonziwakhe

52WathikeuSolomon,Ukubauthewangumfoonesidima, akusayikuwalunwelelwakheemhlabeni;keukubakuthe kwafunyanwaububikuye,uyakufa

53WathumelaukumkaniuSolomon,bamhlisa esibingelelweni.Wayake,waqubudakukumkani uSolomonWathiuSolomonkuye,Hambauyeendlwini yakho

ISAHLUKO2

1YasondelaimihlakaDavideyokubaafe;wamwisela umthethouSolomonunyanawakhe,wathi, 2Ndihambangendlelayehlabathilonke;yomelelakeube yindoda;

3UsigcineisigxinasikaYehovauThixowakho,uhambe ngeendlelazakhe,ugcineimimiseloyakhe,nemithetho yakhe,namasikoakhe,nezingqinozakhe,njengoko kubhaliweyoemyalelwenikaMoses,ukuzeube nempumeleloezintwenizonkeosukubauzenza,naphina aphouthewajika;

4ukuzealimiseuYehovailizwilakheawalithethayongam, esithi,Ukubabatheoonyanabakhobayigcinaindlelayabo, ukubabahambephambikwamenyanisweningentliziyo

yaboyonke,nangomphefumlowabowonke,(esithi)akuyi kunqunyukelwandodaetroneniyakwaSirayeli.

5KananjalouyayaziintoawayenzayokumuYowabhi unyanakaTseruya,awakwenzayokubathethelibobabini bemikhosiyakwaSirayeli,kuAbhinereunyanakaNere, nakuAmasaunyanakaYetere,awababulalayo,wamphalaza igazilemfazwengoxolo,walibekaigazilemfazwephezu kombhinqowakheosesinqenisakhe,nasezinyawenizakhe, nasezinyawenizakhe

6Yenzangokobulumkobakho,zingehliizimvizakheziye kwelabafileyoenoxolo

7KekoonyanabakaBharzilayiwaseGiliyadi,uzewenze ngenceba,babekwabadlaetafileniyakho;ngokuba benjenjaloukuzakumekubalekenikwamngenxakaAbhisalom,umkhuluwawakho

8Uyabona,unaweuShimehiunyanakaGera, umBhenjamin,waseBhahurim,yenawanditshabhisa ngotshabhisoolukhulu,minindayaeMahanayim;wehla wezakundikhawulelaeYordan,ndamfungelauYehova, ndisithi,Andiyikukubulalangekrele

9Ngokouzeungamenziomsulwa,ngokubauyindoda elumkileyowena;izimvizakheuzihliselekwelabafileyo zinegazi

10WalalakeuDavidekooyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavide.

11KeimihlaabengukumkanikumaSirayeliuDavideyaba yiminyakaemashumimane;wabaneminyakaesixhenxe engukumkanieHebron,iminyakaemashumimathathu anamithathuengukumkanieYerusalem

12WahlalakeuSolomonetronenikaDavideuyise; bazimiselakakhuluubukumkanibakhe.

13KekalokuwayauAdoniya,unyanakaHagiti, kuBhatshebhauninakaSolomonWathiyena,Uzaunoxolo na?Wathi,Ngoxolo.

14Wathi,NdinelizwinaweWathi,Thetha 15Wathi,Uyaziwenaukubabebubobamubukumkani,abe ebubhekisekumubusobawoonkeamaSirayeli,ukuba ndibengukumkaniBathiguququubukumkani,baba bobomninawawam;

16Kungokunjendicelanto-nyekuwe,uze ungandilanduleliWathikuye,Thetha 17Wathi,KhawuthethekuSolomonukumkani,ngokuba akayikukulandulela,andinikeuAbhishagiwaseShunem, abengumkam

18WathiuBhatshebha,Kulungile;Ndiyakukuthethelela kukumkani.

19WayakeuBhatshebhakukumkaniuSolomon,ukuba athethenayengoAdoniya.Wesukaukumkaniwaya kumkhawulela,waqubudakuye,wahlalaetroneniyakhe, wamiselaisihlalouninawokumkani;wazawahlala ngasekunenekwakhe

20Wathi,Ndicelanto-nyekuwe;Khawundikhanyele. Wathiukumkanikuye,Cela,ma,ngokubaandiyi kukulandulela

21Wathiyena,UAbhishagiwaseShunemmakanikwe uAdoniya,umkhuluwawakho,abengumkakhe

22WaphendulaukumkaniuSolomon,wathikunina,Yini naukubauAdoniyaumceleleuAbhishagiwaseShunem? nimcelelenobukumkani;ngokubangumzalwanawam omkhulu;yena,noAbhiyatareumbingeleli,noYowabhi unyanakaTseruya

23UkumkaniuSolomonwafungauYehova,wathi, MakenjenjeuThixokum,aqokeleukwenjenje,ukuba uAdoniyaakalithethangaelolizwielahlaumphefumlo wakhe.

24Kaloku,ehlelinjeuYehova,ondiqinisileyo, wandihlalisaetronenikaDavideubawo,wandenzelaindlu njengokowakuthethayo,uyakubulawanamhlanje uAdoniya.

25UkumkaniuSolomonwathumelakengoBhenaya unyanakaYehoyada;wamwelakewafa

26WathiukumkanikuAbhiyatareumbingeleli,Hambauye eAnatoti,emhlabeniwakho;ngokubaufanelwekukufa, kodwaandiyikukubulalaokwangoku;ngokubawayithwala ityeyayeNkosiuYehovaphambikoDavideubawo, nangenxayokubaubucinezelwekukokonkeabecinezelwe kukoubawo.

27USolomonwamgxothauAbhiyatareekubeni ngumbingelelikaYehova;ukuzealizaliseilizwilikaYehova, awalithethayongendlukaElieShilo.

28LwafikaoludabakuYowabhi;ngokubauYowabhi wayethelelekuAdoniya,nokowayengathelelanga kuAbhisalom.UYowabhiwasabelaententenikaYehova, wabambelelaezimpondwenizesibingelelo

29WaxelelwaukumkaniuSolomon,ukubauYowabhi usabeleententenikaYehova;nankongasesibingelelweni. USolomonwathumauBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,wathi, Hambauyekumhlasela

30WayauBhenayaententenikaYehova,wathikuye,Utsho ukumkaniukuthi,PhumaWathi,Hayi;kodwandiyakufela aphaUBhenayawambuyiselailizwiukumkani,wathi, UtshouYowabhiwenjenje,wenjenjeukundiphendula.

31Wathiukumkanikuye,Yenzanjengokoathethileyo, umbethe,umngcwabe;ukuzeuwasusekumnakwindlu kabawoamagaziamsulwa,awawaphalazayouYowabhi.

32WolibuyiselauYehovaigazilakheentlokweniyakhe, owawelaamadodaamabiniangamalungisa,alungileyo kunaye,wawabulalangekrele,engaziubawouDavide, uAbhinereunyanakaNere,umthetheliwomkhosi wakwaSirayeli,noAmasaunyanakaYetere,umthethelimkhosiwakwaYuda.

33ObuyelaamagaziawoentlokwenikaYowabhi, nasentlokweniyembewuyakhekudekuseephakadeni; kuDavide,nakwimbewuyakhe,nakwindluyakhe, nakwitroneyakhe,kubeluxoloolungunaphakade,luvela kuYehova

34WenyukakeuBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,wamgwaza, wambulala;wangcwatyelwaendlwiniyakheentlango

35UkumkaniwamisauBhenaya,unyanakaYehoyada, esikhundlenisakhephezukomkhosi;ukumkaniwamisa uTsadokiumbingeleliesikhundlenisika-Abhiyatare

36Wathumelaukumkani,wambizauShimehi,wathikuye, ZakheleindlueYerusalem,uhlalekhona,ungaphumikhona, uyephinaphina

37Kothi,mhlawaphumayo,wawuwelaumlanjana oyiKidron,waziukubauyakufa,inene,igazilakholibe phezukwentlokoyakho

38WathiuShimehikukumkani,Lilungileelolizwi; njengokoithethengakoinkosiyamukumkani,uya kwenjenjaloumkhonziwakhoUShimehiwahlala eYerusalemimihlaemininzi.

39Kwathiekuphelenikweminyakaemithathu,kwazímela izicakaezibinizikaShimehi,zayakuAkisheunyana

kaMahaka,ukumkaniwaseGatiWaxelelwauShimehi kwathiwa,Yabona,abakhonzibakhobaseGati.

40WesukauShimehi,wayibophaiesilelakhe,wayaeGati kuAkishe,esiyakufunaabakhonzibakhe;

41WaxelelwauSolomon,ukubauShimehiuphumile eYerusalem,wayaeGati,wabuya

42Wathumelakeukumkani,wambizauShimehi,wathi kuye,AndikufungisanganauYehova,ndakuqononondisa, ndisithi,Mhlauthewaphumawayakude,nokubayiyiphi naindawo,ukubauyakufa?Wathikewenakum,Ilizwi endilivileyolilungile

43YininakeukubaungasigciniisifungosikaYehova, nomthethoendakuwiselayo?

44WathiukumkanikuShimehi,Uyabaziwenabonke ububiobaziwayintliziyoyakho,owabenzayokuDavide ubawo;uyabubuyiselauYehovaububibakho kwasentlokweniyakho;

45UsikelelweukumkaniuSolomon,iqinisekeitrone kaDavidephambikoYehova,kudekuseephakadeni.

46UkumkaniwamwiselakeumthethouBhenayaunyana kaYehoyada;eyaphumayoyamwela,yafaUbukumkani baqiniselwaesandlenisikaSolomon.

ISAHLUKO3

1USolomonwenzaubuhlobonoFaroukumkani waseYiputa,wazekaintombikaFaro,wayizisaemzini kaDavide,wadawayigqibaukuyakhaeyakheindlu,nendlu kaYehova,nodongalwaseYerusalemngeenxazonke

2Kodwakeabantubabebingelelaezigangeni;ngokuba belingekakhelwandluigamalikaYehova,kwadakwayiloo mihla

3USolomonubemthandauYehova,ehambaemimiselweni kaDavideuyise;kodwaubebingelelaeqhumisela ezigangeni

4UkumkaniubesiyaeGibheyon,ukubaabingelelekhona; ngokubaibisisoisigangaesikhulu;uSolomonwenyusa iwakalamadinianyukayokwesosibingelelo

5UYehovawabonakalakuSolomoneGibheyonapho ngephuphaebusuku,wathiuThixo,Celainto,ndikuphe.

6WathiuSolomon,Wenawenzekumkhonziwakho uDavideubawoincebaenkulu,njengokoabehamba phambikwakhoenyanisweni,nangobulungisa, nangentliziyoethetye,kuwe;umgcineleobobubele bungaka,ukubaumnikeunyanaukubaahlaleetroneni yakhe,njengokokunjalonamhla.

7Kaloku,YehovaThixowam,wenaumenzeumkhonzi wakhoukumkaniesikhundlenisikaDavideubawo; ndisengumntwanaomncinane,andikwaziukuphuma nokungena

8Umkhonziwakholouphakathikwabantubakho obanyulileyo,abantuabaninzi,abangenakubalwa, abangenakuxelwaukubabaninzi

9Mnikeumkhonziwakhointliziyoevayo,yokubalawula abantubakho,ahlulephakathikokulungileyo nokungendawo;ngokubangubaninaonakoukubalawula ababantubakhobangaka?

10LalungaelolizwiemehlwenieNkosiukubauSolomon aceleloonto

11WathiuThixokuye,Ngenxaenokubaucelelento, akwazicelelaimihlaemininzi;ungazicelelangaubutyebi,

Eyoku-1yooKumkani

ungacelangaumphefumloweentshabazakho;keuzicelele ukuqonda,ukubauwahluleamatyala; 12Yabona,ndenzengokwelizwilakho;+ukuze akubangakhounjengawengaphambikwakho,+nasemva kwakhoakuyikuvelaunjengawe.

13Kananjalookoungakucelangandikunikilenako, kwaubutyebinozuko,ukubakungabikhomntuunjengawe phakathikookumkaniyonkeimihlayakho.

14Keukubauthewahambangeendlelazam,ngokuyigcina imimiseloyamnemithethoyam,njengokowahambangako uDavideuyihlo,ndoyolulaimihlayakho

15WavukauSolomon;liphuphaWayakeeYerusalem, wemaphambikwetyeyayomnqophisokaYehova,wenyusa amadinianyukayo,wenzaimibingeleloyoxolo,wabenzela isidloabakhonzibakhebonke

16Ngeloxeshakwezakukumkaniamankazanaamabini angamahenyukazi,emaphambikwakhe

17Yathienyeinkazana,Camagu,nkosiyam,mnanale nkazanasihlalandlwini-nye;ndazalanayeendlini.

18Kwathingomhlawesithathu,ndizele,yazalanayole nkazana,sindawonyeke;kwayebekungekhomntu wasemziniunathikuloondlu,sisodwathinasobabinikuloo ndlu

19Wafakeumntwanawalenkazanaebusuku;ngokuba wayaleka.

20Yavukaphakathikobusuku,yamthabathaunyanawam ecalenilam,eleleumkhonzazanawakholo,yamlalisa esifubenisayo,yathiunyanawayoofileyoyamlalisa esifubenisam

21Ndavukakusasa,ukubandimanyiseunyanawam,O! ufile;

22Yathienyeinkazana,Hayi;ngunyanawamlouhleliyo, unyanawakhongulowaufileyoYathikeyona,Hayi; unyanawakhongulowaufileyo,ngunyanawamlouhleliyo. Benjenjaloukuthethaphambikokumkani

23Wathiukumkani,Leithi,Ngunyanawamlouhleliyo, unyanawakhongulowaufileyo;unyanawakhongulowa ufileyo,ngunyanawamlouhleliyo

24Wathiukumkani,NdithabatheleniikreleBalizisake ikrelephambikokumkani.

25Wathiukumkani,Mcandenikubinilomntwanauhleliyo, niyinikeisahluloenye,niyinikeisahluloenye

26Yathethalenkazana,ungowayounyanaohleliyo, kukumkani(ngokubaibisikwayimfesanengonyanawayo), yathi,Camagu,nkosiyam,seniyinikalomntwanauhleliyo; Wathikeomnye,Mayingabingowam,mayingabi ngowakho;

27Waphendulaukumkani,wathi,Mnikenileyaumntwana ohleliyo,ningambulali;nguyeunina

28AsivaonkeamaSirayeliisigweboagwebengaso ukumkani;amoyikaukumkani;ngokubaayebonaukuba ubulumkobukaThixobungaphakathikwakhe,ukubaenze isigwebo

ISAHLUKO4

UkumkaniuSolomonwabangukumkaniwamaSirayeli onke

2Ngaboabakeabathetheliabenabo;uAzariyaunyana kaTsadokiumbingeleli;

3ngooElihorefenoAhiya,oonyanabakaShisha,ababhali; uYehoshafatiunyanaka-Ahiludi,umkhumbuziwezinto zakomkhulu;

4nguBhenaya,unyanakaYehoyada,obephetheumkhosi; nguTsadokinoAbhiyatareababingeleli;

5nguAzariya,unyanakaNatan,obephetheabongameli; nguZabhudi,unyanakaNatan,umbingeleli,obengumhlobo wokumkani;

6inguAhishare,obephetheindlu;nguAdoniram,unyana ka-Abheda,obephetheabafakwauviko

7USolomonubenabongameliabalishumielinababini phezukwamaSirayelionke,ababemxhasaukumkani nendluyakhe:elowoubexhasangenyangayakhe ngomnyaka

8Ngawolaamagamaabo:ngunyanakaHure,kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim;

9unyanakaDekareeMakatse,naseShahalibhim, naseBhete-shemeshe,nase-Elon-bhete-hanan;

10unyanakaHesedieArubhoti;ikuyeiSoko,nelizwelonke lakwaHefere;

11unyanaka-Abhinadabhi,kummandlawonkewaseDore; obengumkakheuTafati,intombikaSolomon;

12nguBhahanaunyanaka-Ahiludi;yayikuyeiTahanaki, neMegido,neBhete-shehanyonke,esecalenileTsaretan, ezantsikweYizereli,kwathabathelaeBhete-shehan,kwesa eAbhele-mehola,kwesaphesheyakweYokemeham; 13unyanakaGebhereeRamotiyaseGiliyadi;yenaunemizi kaYahire,unyanakaManase,eseGiliyadi;nayeummandla waseArgobhioseBhashan,izixekoezingamashumi amathandathuezikhuluneendonganemivaloyobhedu 14nguAhinadabhiunyanakaIdoeMahanayim; 15nguAhimahatsekwaNafetali;kananjalowazeka uBhasemati,intombikaSolomon,yangumkakhe; 16uBhahana,unyanakaHushayi,kwa-AsherenaseAloti; 17uYehoshafatiunyanakaParuwa,kwaIsakare; 18nguShimehiunyanakaEla,kwaBhenjamin; 19uGebhereunyanakaUri,ezwenilaseGiliyadi,ezweni likaSihonukumkaniwama-Amori,nelikaOgiukumkani waseBhashan;ibinguyeyedwaumthetheliezweni 20AmaYudanamaSirayeliebemaninzinjengentlabathi engaselwandleukubamaninzi,esidla,esela,evuya 21USolomonubelawulaezikumkaninizonke,ethabathela kuwouMlambo,naselizwenilamaFilisti,wesanasemdeni weYiputa,zizisaiminikelo,zimkhonzauSolomonyonke imihlayobomibakhe

22UmphakokaSolomonweminienyewawungamashumi omathathueekorezomguboocoliweyo,namashumi amathandathueekorezomgubo;

23ishumileenkomoezityetyisiweyo,namashumiomabini eenkomozasemadlelweni,nekhululempahlaemfutshane, ewodwaamaxhama,namabhadi,namanqa,neenkuku ezityetyisiweyo.

24Ngokubaubenobukhosikulolonkeelinganeno koMlambo,lithabathelaeTifesalesaeGaza,kookumkani bonkeabaphesheyakoMlamboWayenoxolongeenxa zonkekuye

25AhlalaamaYudanamaSirayeliekholosile,elowoehleli phantsikomdiliyawakhenaphantsikomkhiwanewakhe, ethabathelakwaDanesaeBher-shebha,yonkeimihla kaSolomon.

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26USolomonwayenamashumiamaneamawakaezitali zamahasheeenqwelozakhe,neshumielinesibinilamawaka amahasheakhwelwayo

27AbobongamelibabemxhasaukumkaniuSolomon,nabo bonkeabasondelaetafileniyokumkaniuSolomon,elowo exhasangenyangayakhe;

28Nerhasinomququwamahashe,nowamahashe akhwelwayo,babeyizisaendaweniaphoibikhona,elowo njengokumiselwakwakhe

29UThixowamnikakeuSolomonubulumkonengqondo ngokuninzikunene,nobubanzibentliziyo,njengentlabathi eselunxwemenilolwandle

30UbulumkobukaSolomonbebubuninzingaphezu kobulumkoboonyanabonkebasempumalanga,naphezu kobulumkobonkebamaYiputa

31Kubaubelumkilengaphezukwabantubonke;kunoEtan umEzera,noHeman,noKalekoli,noDarda,oonyana bakaMaholi;igamalakhebelisezintlangenizonkengeenxa zonke.

32Wathethaamawakaamathathuemizekeliso;zathi neengomazakhezaliwakaelinantlanu

33Wathethangemithi,ethabathelakumsedare oseLebhanon,asenakwihisopeephumaeludongeni, wathethanangeenkomo,nangeentaka,nangezinambuzane, nangeentlanzi.

34Bayebevelaezintlangenizonke,besizakuvaubulumko bukaSolomonbevelakookumkanibonkebomhlaba, ababebuvileubulumkobakhe.

ISAHLUKO5

1WathumauHiram,ukumkaniwaseTire,abakhonzibakhe kuSolomon;ngokubaubevileukubauthanjisiweukubaabe ngukumkani,esikhundlenisikayise;ngokubauHiram ubehleliemthandauDavideyonkeimihla

2WathumelauSolomonkuHiram,esithi, 3Uyaziwena,ukubauDavideubawoubengenako ukulakhelaigamalikaYehovauThixowakheindlu,ngenxa yeentshabaezibezimjikelezile,wadauYehovawababeka phantsikweentendezeenyawozakhe.

4KalokukeundiphumzileuYehova,uThixowam, ngeenxazonke,akukholutshaba,akukhosihlosibi 5Uyabona,ndithindizakulakhelaindluigamalikaYehova uThixowam,njengokowakuthethayouYehovakuDavide ubawo,esithi,Unyanawakho,endiyakumbekaetroneni yakhoesikhundlenisakho,nguyeoyakulakhelaindlu igamalam

6Ngokokewisaumthetho,bandigawuleleimisedare eLebhanon;abakhonzibambabenabakhonzibakho; ndikunikeumvuzowabakhonzibakho,njengakokonke owokuthetha;ngokubauyaziwena,ukubakuthiapha akukhomntuunobuchulebokugawulaimithi njengamaTsidon

7Kwathi,akuwevauHiramamazwikaSolomon,wavuya kunene,wathi,MakabongweuYehovanamhla,omnikileyo uDavideunyanaolumkileyo,wokubaphathaababantu baninzikangaka.

8WathumelauHiramkuSolomon,wathi,Ndikubonileoko obuthumelekum;ndokwenzakonkeukuthandakwakho ngemisedarenemisipres.

9AbakhonzibamboyihlisaeLebhanon,bayiseelwandle, ndiyihlanganisendiyidadiseelwandle,ndiyisekuloondawo wondimiselayona,ndiwakhuphelekhona,uwamkele; 10UHiramwamnikakeuSolomonimisedarenemisipres ngangokuthandakwakhekonke.

11USolomonwamnikauHiramamashumiamabini amawakaeekorezengqolowa,ukubaidleindluyakhe; namashumiamabinieekorezeoliengqushiweyo; wenjenjalokeuSolomonukumnikauHiramiminyaka ngeminyaka

12UYehovawamnikaubulumkouSolomon,njengoko wayekuthethilekuye;lwabaluxolophakathikoHiram noSolomon;benzaumnqophisobobabini.

13UkumkaniuSolomonwahlahlaabafakwauviko kumaSirayelionke;uvikongamashumiomathathu amawakaamadoda.

14WabathumaeLebhanon,ishumilamawakangenyanga, bededelana;inyangaenyebabeseLebhanon,iinyanga ezimbinibabesekhaya;nguAdoniramobephetheabo bafakwauviko

15USolomonubenamashumiasixhenxeamawaka abathwali,namashumiasibhozoamawakaabaqingqi bamatyeezintabeni;

16ngaphandlekwabathethelibabongamelibakaSolomon, ababephetheumsebenzi,bengamawakaamathathu anamakhulumathathu,ababephetheabantu ababewusebenzaumsebenzi

17Wawisaumthethoukumkani,bembaamatyeamakhulu, amatyeanqabileyo,amatyeaqingqiweyookusekaindlu

18BaqimbakeabakhibakaSolomon,nabakhibakaHiram, nabakroti,balungisaimithinamatyeokuyakhaindlu.

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathi,ngomnyakawamakhuluomaneanamanci asibhozoemvenikokuphumakoonyanabakaSirayeli ezwenilaseYiputa,ngomnyakawesinekaSolomon engukumkanikwaSirayeli,ngenyangaenguZifi,eyinyanga yesibinileyo,waqalaukuyakhaindlukaYehova

2IndluawayakhelayonauYehovaukumkaniuSolomon, ibiziikubhiteezimashumimathandathuubudebayo, neekubhiteezimashumimabiniububanzibayo,neekubhite ezimashumimathathuukuphakamakwayo.

3Ivaranda,ebiphambikwebhotwelendlu,ibiziikubhite ezimashumimabiniubudebayobungangobubanzibendlu; ibiziikubhiteezilishumiububanzibayophambikwendlu.

4Keindluwayenzelaiifestileezinamanqwanqwaathenkqi 5Wakhaeludongenilwendluumayamongeenxazonke; ezindongenizendlungeenxazonke,ezozebhotwe nezendawoyezihlabo,wenzaamagumbingeenxazonke 6igumbieliphantsibeliziikubhiteezintlanuububanzibalo; eliphakathibeliziikubhiteezintandathuububanzi, elesithathubeliziikubhiteezisixhenxeububanzibalo; 7Indluekwakhiwenikwayoyakhiwangamatye aselegqityiweukulungiswaphambikokubaiziswekhona; 8Umnyangowegumbieliphakathiubusecalenilasekunene lendlu;

9Wayakhakeindlu,wayigqiba;Wayifulelangemiqadi neeplangazemisedare

10Wakhakeumayamoendlwiniyonke,waziikubhite ezintlanuukuphakamakwawo;wabambelelaendlwini ngamaplangaemisedare

11LafikailizwilikaYehovakuSolomon,lisithi, 12Ngalendluuyakhayowena,ukubauthewahamba ngemimiseloyam,wawenzaamasikoam,wayigcinayonke imithethongokuhambangayo;ndolimisakuweilizwilam, endalithethayokuDavideuyihlo;

13ndihlalephakathikoonyanabakaSirayeli,ndingabashiyi abantubamamaSirayeli

14WayakhakeuSolomonindlu,wayigqiba.

1515Wazakhaiindongazendlungaphakathingeeplanga zemisedare,ethabathelaemgangathweniwendlu,wesa eluqadini,wawalekangomthingaphakathi,wawalekake nemigangathoyendlungeeplangazemisipres

16Wakhaiikubhiteezimashumimabiniemacaleniendlu, ngeeplangazemisedare,ethabathelaemgangathweniwesa eludongeni;

17Yayeindlu,eyitempileephambikwayo,yabaziikubhite ezimashumimaneubude

18Yayimisedarekulendlungaphakathi,ilukrolo lwamathangazananeentyantyamboezithebhenqe; yangumsedareyonke;akuzangekubonwelitye

19Walungisaindawoyezihlaboendlwiningaphakathi, ukubaibekwekhonaityeyayomnqophisokaYehova.

20Indawoyezihlaboemphambiliibiziikubhiteezimashumi mabiniubude,iziikubhiteezimashumimabiniububanzi, iziikubhiteezimashumimabiniukuphakamakwayo; wayalekangegolideecocekileyowasabekangokunjalo isibingelelosomsedare

21WayalekakeuSolomonindlungaphakathingegolide etheshinyi,wavalangemixokelelwaneyegolidengaphambi kwendawoyezihlabo,wavala;wayalekangegolide

22Wayalekangegolideyonkekeindlu,wadawayigqiba yonkeindlu;nesibingelelosonkeesibesisendaweni yezihlabowasalekangegolide

23Wenzaendaweniyezihlabozambiniiikerubhizambini zomnquma,zalishumikubhiteukuphakama

24Libeliziikubhiteezintlanuelinyeiphikolekerubhi,libe liziikubhiteezintlanuelesibiniiphikolekerubhi,zaba ziikubhiteezilishumi,zithabathelaencaminiyelinyeiphiko layo,ziseencaminiyelinyeiphikolayo

25Ibiziikubhiteezilishumineyesibiniikerubhi:ubumnye umlinganiso,kukunyeukubonakalakweekerubhizombini

26Ukuphakamakwenyeikerubhibekuziikubhite ezilishumi,bekunjalonakweyesibiniikerubhi.

27Wazibekaiikerubhiezophakathikwendluengaphakathi, olukaamaphikoeekerubhi:lafikelelaiphikolenye eludongeni,lathiiphikolenyeikerubhilafikelelakolunye udonga;azaamaphikoazoafikelelanaesazulwinisendlu

28Wazalekaiikerubhiezongegolide.

29Wathizonkeiindongazendlungeenxazonkewazikrola imikrolo,zabanemikroloyeekerubhi,namasundu, neentyantyamboezithebhenqe,ngaphakathinangaphandle 30Umgangathowendluwawalekangegolidengaphakathi nangaphandle

31Umnyangowendawoyezihlabowawenzelaiingcango ngeminquma;ulungqulwemigubasibelusisahlulosesihlanu sodonga

32Iingcangozombinibezizezomnquma;wazikrola ngemikroloyeekerubhi,namasundu,neentyantyambo ezithebhenqe,wazalekangegolide,wayihambisaigolide phezukweekerubhinamasundu.

33Wenjenjalousenzelaumnyangowetempileimigubasi yomnquma,isahlulosesinesodonga

34Iingcangozombiniwazenzangemisipres;amaphiko omabiniolunyeucangoabangajingayo,amaphikoomabini olwesibiniucangoabangajingayo

35Wakrolakuwoiikerubhi,namasundu,neentyantyambo ezithebhenqe,walekangegolide,yagudiswaemikrolweni.

36Wakhaintendelezoengaphakathingeengcamba ezintathuzamatyeaqingqiweyo,nangeengcamba zemisedareechweliweyo.

37IsisekosendlukaYehovasasekwangomnyakawesine, ngenyangaenguZifi

38ngomnyakaweshumielinamnye,ngenyangaenguBhuli, eyinyangayesibhozoleyo,yagqitywaloondluezintweni zayozonke,nasezimfanelekwenizayozonke.Wayakha iminyakaesixhenxe

ISAHLUKO7

EyakheindluuSolomonwayakhaiminyakaelishumi elinamithathu,wayigqibaindluyakheyonke.

2YakhanendluyehlathilaseLebhanon;yalikhulu leekubhiteubudebayo,yangamashumiamahlanueekubhite ububanzibayo,yangamashumiamathathueekubhite ukuphakamakwayo,phezukwemikrozoemineyeentsika zomsedare,ezinemiqadiechweliweyoyemisedarephezu kweentsikaezo.

3Yafulelwangemisedarephezulu,phezukwamagumbiabe ephezukweentsikaezingamashumiamaneanantlanu,zaba lishumielinantlanulukrozwenilunye.

4Bekukhoiifestilengemikrozoemithathu,ukukhanya kulungekwizikroboezintathu

5Zonkeiingcangonemigubasiyayimbombo-ne,iyifestile; 6Wenzanevarandayeentsika;baziikubhiteezimashumi mahlanuubudebayo,neekubhiteezimashumimathathu ububanzibayo,zinevarandaephambikwazo,neentsika nezinyukophambikwazo

7Wenzanevarandayetrone,aphoabethethakhona amatyala,iyivarandayamatyala,wayifulelangemisedare, ethabathelakwelinyeicalaemgangathweniwesakwelinye 8Indluyakheabehlalakuyo,ekwenyeintendelezo phakathingasevarandeni,yasetyenzwakwangokunjalo. KananjalouSolomonwayenzelaindluintombikaFaro, awayizekayouSolomon,yanjengaloovaranda

9Zonkeezozintobezizezamatyeanqabileyo,aqingqwe ngokomlinganiso,asarhiweyongeesarha,ngaphakathi nangaphandle;ethabathelaesisekweniesaelungqwini, ethabathelanangaphandleesaentendelezwenienkulu.

10Usekolwalungamatyeanqabileyo,amatyeamakhulu, amatyeeekubhiteezilishumi,amatyeeekubhiteezisibhozo. 11Ngaphezuluibingamatyeanqabileyo,aqingqwe ngokomlinganiso,nemisedare

12Intendelezoenkuluejikelezayoyayineengcamba ezintathuzamatyeaqingqiweyo,nocambalwemisedare echweliweyo,yeyantendelezoephakathiyendlukaYehova, neyevarandayendlu

13WathumelaukumkaniuSolomon,wathabathauHiram eTire

14Yenaubengunyanawomhlolokaziwesizwe sakwaNafetali,uyiseeyindodayaseTire,ingcibiyobhedu, ezelebubulumkonengqondo,enobuchulebokusebenza yonkeimisebenziyobhedu.WezakukumkaniuSolomon, wawenzawonkeumsebenziwakhe

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15Wayilaiintsikazambinizobhedu:zalishumi elinesibhozoiikubhiteukuphakamakwentsikainye, nomtyaoziikubhiteezilishumielinambiniukuthandela intsikainye.

16Wenzaiingqukuvazambiningobheduolutyhidiweyo, zokubekwaemantlokoeentsikaezo;

17Wenzaiminatha,umsebenzionguphinyephinye, nezidanga,umsebenziosontelweezingqukuveni, ezisemantlokoeentsikaezo;zasixhenxekwenyeingqukuva, zasixhenxekwenyeingqukuva

18Wenzakeiintsika,imikrozoemibiniyokuwujikeleza omnyeumnatha,yokugubungelaiingqukuvaezisemantloko eentsika,wenjenjalonakweyesibiniingqukuva.

19Iingqukuvaezisemantlokoeentsikaezozibe zingumsebenzioyinyibiba,ngokwevaranda,ziziikubhite ezine;

20Iingqukuvaezisezintsikenizombinibekukhoiirharnati ngaphezulu,malunganesisuesibesiphezukomnatha, neerharnateezimakhulumabini,zikrozilezajikeleza kwenyeingqukuva

21Wazimisaiintsikaevarandeniyetempile,wayimisa intsikayasekunene,wathiigamalayonguZinzisayo; wayimisaintsikayasekhohlo,wathiigamalayo nguBhohazi

22Phezukweentlokozeentsikaezobekukhoumsebenzi weenyibibaWagqitywakeumsebenziweentsika 23Wenzaulwandleolutyhidiweyo:lwaziikubhite ezilishumiukusukakolunyeudinilwalo,kuyiwekolunye udinilwalo,luyinqilangeenxazonke,lwaziikubhite ezintlanuukuphakamakwalo,kwajikelezakuloumtya oziikubhiteezimashumimathathungeenxazonke.

24Ngaphantsikodinilwalongeenxazonke yangamathangazanaalishumikubhitini-nye,azunguleza ulwandleolongeenxazonke;eyimikrozoemibini amathangazana,athyidwanaloekutyhidwenikwalo 25Lwemaphezukweenkomoezilishumi elinambini:ezintathuzibhekeentla,ezintathuzibheke entshonalanga,ezintathuzibhekeezantsi,ezintathuzibheke empumalanga;ulwandlelubekwephezukwazongaphezulu, imivayazoyonkeisingephakathi.

26Ubungqingqwabalobebungangobubanzibesandla; udinilwalobelwenziwelwanjengodinilwendebe, lwaneentyantyambozeenyibiba;lulingeneamawaka amabinieebhate

27Wenzaiingqwelwanazalishumingobhedu;baba ziikubhiteezineubudebenqwelwanainye,baziikubhite ezineububanzibayo,kwaziikubhiteezintathuukuphakama kwayo.

28Bekwenziwangoluhlobokeinqwelwana:zazineepanele phakathikwemiqhele;

29naphezukwemiphethoephakathikwemiqhele ibiziingonyamaneenkomoneekerubhi;naphezu kwemiqhelebekukhousekongaphezulu;ngaphantsi kweengonyamaneenkomobekukhoizidanga,umsebenzi ojingayo

30Inqwelwanainyeyabeineeviliezinezobhedu,neeasi zobhedu;iinyawozazozozinezazinamagxa; 31Umlomowawoubeyikubhitephakathikwengqukuva, ungaphezulu;

32Ngaphantsikweepaneleyabeiziiviliezine;iiasizeevili zahlanganaenqwelwaneni;ukuphakamakwevili bekuyikubhiteenyeenesiqingathasekubhite

33Ukwenziwakweevilibekunjengokwenziwakweevili zeenqwelozonke;iiasizazo,neenafuzazo,nezipekizazo, neepekizazo,zibezityhidiwezonke

34Amagxaomaneabesezimbombenizonezenqwelwana, emilileenqwelwaneniamagxalawo.

35Emphezulwiniwenqwelwanakwakukhoinqilangeenxa zonke,esisiqingathasekubhiteukuphakamakwayo;

36Emacepheniamagumbiayo,nasezincaminizayo, wakrolaiikerubhi,neengonyama,namasundu, ngangomlinganisowayoyonke,nezidangangeenxazonke

37Wenjenjaloukuzenzaiinqwelwanaezilishumi:waba mnyeumtyhido,wabamnyeumlinganiso,kwabakunye ukubonakalakwazozonke.

38Wenzaizityazokuhlambelazalishumingobhedu;

39Wabekaiinqwelwanazantlanungecalalokunenelayo indlu,wabekazantlanungecalalasekhohlolayoindlu; walubekaulwandlengecalalokunenelayoindlu,lwabheka empumalangamalungaezantsi

40UHuramwazenzanezityazokuhlambela, nemihlakulwana,nezityazokutshizaWagqibakeuHiram ukuwenzawonkeumsebenzi,abewenzelaukumkani uSolomon,wendlukaYehova; 41neentsikazombini,neembumbaezimbinizeengqukuva, ezibezisemantlokoeentsikazombini;neminathayomibini yokugubungelaiimbumbaezimbinizeengqukuva,ezibe zisemantlokoeentsikaezo;

42neerharnateezimakhulumanezeminathayomibini: imikrozoemibiniyeerharnatekumnathaomnye yokuzungulezaiimbumbaezimbinizeengqukuva,ezibe zisezintsikeni;

43neenqwelwanaezilishumi,nezityazokuhlambela ezilishumiezinqwelwaneni;

44nolwandleolunye,neenkomoezilishumielinambini ngaphantsikolwandleolo;

45neembiza,nemihlakulwana,nezityazokutshiza, neempahlazonkeZizoezokeiimpahlauHuram awazenzelaukumkaniuSolomon,zendlukaYehova; bezizezobheduolubengezelayo

46UkumkaniwazityhidelaemathafeniaseYordan emhlabeniwodongwephakathikweSukotineTsaretan.

47WaziyekauSolomonzonkeiimpahla zingalinganiswanga,ngokubabezizininzikakhulukunene; abafumanekaubunzimabobheduolo.

48WazenzakeuSolomonzonkeiimpahlazendlu kaYehova:isibingelelosegolide,netafileyegolide ebezikuyoizonkazokubonisa;

49neziphathozezibanezegolideecocekileyo:zazihlanu ngasekunene,zazihlanungasekhohlo,phambikwendawo yezihlabo,neentyantyambo,nezibane,nezifinyisozegolide; 50nezityazokutshiza,nezitshetshe,nezityazokutshiza, neenkamba,neengcedevuzegolideecocekileyo;neehenjisi zegolide,zezeengcangozendluengaphakathi,yengcwele kangcwele,nezeengcangozendluleyo,yeyotempile 51Wagqitywakewonkeumsebenzi,abewenzelaindlu kaYehovaukumkaniuSolomonWazingenisauSolomon izintoezingcwelezikaDavideuyise;isilivere,negolide, nempahla,wayibekaebuncwanenibendlukaYehova.

ISAHLUKO8

1WazauSolomonwawabizelandawonyeamadoda amakhuluakwaSirayeli,neentlokozonkezezizwe,iintloko

zezindluzooyisezoonyanabakaSirayeli,kukumkani uSolomoneYerusalem,ukubabayinyuseityeya yomnqophisokaYehova,iphumeemzinikaDavide: yiZiyonkeleyo.

2AbizelwandawonyekukumkaniuSolomononke amadodaakwaSirayeliemthendelekweningenyanga enguEtanim:yinyangayesixhenxekeleyo

3EzakeonkeamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli; bayithwalaababingeleliityeyaleyo

4BenyukanayoityeyakaYehova,nententeyokuhlangana, neempahlazonkezengcweleezibezisententeni;benyuka nazoababingelelinabaLevi

5KeukumkaniuSolomonnebandlalonkelamaSirayeli, elibelihlanganiselenekuye,linayephambikwetyeya, babingelelaimpahlaemfutshaneneenkomo ezingenakubalwa,ezingenakulinganiswaukubazininzi kwazo

6BayingenisaababingeleliityeyayomnqophisokaYehova endaweniyayo,endaweniyezihlaboendlwini,engcweleni kangcwele,phantsikwamaphikoeekerubhi

7Ngokubaiikerubhizayeziwoluleamaphikophezu kwendawoyetyeya,iikerubhizayisithelisaityeya nezibondazayongaphezulu

8Zazizideizibonda,ukuzeiincamzezibondazibonakale engcweleniphambikwendawoyezihlabo,azabonakala ngaphandle;ziselaphounanamhla

9Kwakungekhontoetyeyeni,yayingamacwecweamabini amatyekuphela,awawabekakhonauMoseseHorebhe,oko uYehovawanqophisananoonyanabakaSirayeli, ekuphumenikwaboezwenilaseYiputa

10Kwathi,ekuphumenikwababingeleliengcweleni,lasuka ilifulayizalisaindlukaYehova

11Ababingeleliababanakumabalungiselelengenxayelifu; ngokubaubuqaqawulibukaYehovabayizalisaindlu kaYehova

12WathiuSolomon,UYehovawathi,uyakuhlala esithokothokweni.

13Ukukwakhela,ndikwakheleindlu,ukubauhlalekuyo, indawoyokubauhlalewenangonaphakade

14Weeguququukumkaniwalisikelelalonkeibandla lakwaSirayeli(layelemalonkeibandlalakwaSirayeli); 15Wathi,MakabongweuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, owathethayongomlomowakhekuDavideubawo, wakuzalisangesandlasakhe,esithi, 16Kususelakwiminiyokubakhuphakwamabantubam amaSirayelieYiputa,andinyulangamziezizwenizonke zakwaSirayeliwokwakhaindlu,yokubalibekhonaigama lam;ndanyulauDavideukubaabephezukwabantubam amaSirayeli

17KwayekukhoentliziywenikaDavideubawoukuthi alakheleindluigamalikaYehova,uThixokaSirayeli

18WathiuYehovakuDavideubawo,Ngenxaenokuba kwakukhoentliziyweniyakhoukuthiulakheleindluigama lam,walungisangokuthikubekhookoentliziyweniyakho; 19nokokeindluyonaayisayikuyakhawena;keunyana wakhoophumaesinqenisakho,nguyeoyakulakhelaindlu igamalam.

20UlimisilekeuYehovailizwilakheawalithethayo, ndaphakamaesikhundlenisikaDavideubawo,ndahlala etroneniyakwaSirayeli,njengokowakuthethayouYehova, ndalakhelaindluigamalikaYehovauThixokaSirayeli

21Ndayimiselakhonaindawoyetyeya,aphoukhona umnqophisokaYehova,awawenzayonoobawobethu ekubakhuphenikwakheezwenilaseYiputa

22WemakeuSolomonphambikwesibingelelo sikaYehova,phambikwebandlalonkelamaSirayeli, wazolulelaezulwiniizandlazakhe;

23Wathi,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,akukhoThixo unjengaweemazulwiniphezulunasemhlabeniphantsi, ubagcinelayoumnqophisonencebaabakhonzibakho abahambaphambikwakhongentliziyoyaboyonke;

24umgcineleyoumkhonziwakhouDavideubawooko wakuthethayokuye,wakuthethangomlomowakho, wakuzalisangesandlasakho,njengokokunjalonamhla.

25Kaloku,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,mgcineleumkhonzi wakhouDavideubawookowakuthethayokuye,usithi, Ebuswenibamakuyikunqunyukelwandodayakuhlala etroneniyakwaSirayeli;ukuzeoonyanabakhobayigcine indlelayabo,bahambephambikwam,njengokouhambe phambikwamwena.

26Kaloku,ThixokaSirayeli,makanyanisekeilizwilakho, owalithethayokumkhonziwakhouDavideubawo

27NgabauThixouyakuhlalaemhlabenina?Yabona,izulu lamazuluamazulualikungene;Kobekaphinakekulendlu ndiyakhileyo?

28Nokokekunoneleleukuthandazakomkhonziwakho, nokutarhuzisakwakhe,YehovaThixowam,ukuphulaphule ukumemelelanokuthandaza,athandazangakoumkhonzi wakhophambikwakhonamhla;

29ukubaamehloakhoakhangelekulendluubusuku nemini,kwindawoothe,Liyakubakuyoigamalam, uphulaphuleumthandazoathandazangawoumkhonzi wakhokulendawo

30Phulaphulaukutarhuzisakomkhonziwakho,nabantu bakhoamaSirayeli,abayakuthandazangakokulendawo; uvekewenaendaweniohlalakuyoemazulwini;uveke, uxolele

31Xaatheubaniuthewonaummelwanewakhe, wathwaliswaisifungosokumfungisa,wezawafungiswa phambikwesibingelelosakhokulendlu;

32yivakewenaemazulwini,wenze,ugwebekubakhonzi bakho;umgwebeongendawo,uyibekeindlelayakhephezu kwentlokoyakhe;umgwebeleolilungisa,amnike ngokobulungisabakhe.

33XaabantubakhoamaSirayeliboyiswaziintshabazabo, kubabekonile,bazababuyelakuwe,balivumaigamalakho, bathandaza,batarhuzisakuwekulendlu;

34yivakewenaemazulwini,usixoleleisonosabantu bakhoamaSirayeli,ubabuyiseleemhlabeniowawunika ooyise

35Xalithelavalwaizulu,akwabakhomvula,ngokuba bakonile;ukubabathebathandazakulendawo,balivuma igamalakho,babuyaesonwenisabo,ngokubaubacinezele; 36yivakewenaemazulwini,usixoleleisonosabakhonzi bakho,nabantubakhoamaSirayeli,ubafundiseindlela elungileyoabayakuhambangayo,uniseimvulaezweni lakho,olinikeabantubakhoukubalibelilifa

37Xakuthekwakhoindlalaelizweni,xakuthekwakho indyikityayokufa,xakuthekwakhoimbabala,nexoshomba, neenkumbiezinqunquthayo;xazitheiintshaba zabangqingaelizwenilemiziyabo;nasiphinaisibetho, nokubasisiphiisifoesithesabakho;

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38ukuthandazanokutarhuzisanokubakukuphi,okuthe kwenziwangubani,nokubangabantubakhobonke amaSirayeli,abathebasazielowoisibethosentliziyoyakhe, bazolulelakulendluizandlazabo;

39yivakewenaemazulwini,endaweniohlalakuyo, uxolele;ngokubanguwewedwaozaziyoiintliziyo zoonyanabonkebabantu;

40ukuzebakoyikeyonkeimihlayokuphilakwabo emhlabeniowawunikaoobawo

41Kananjaloowasemziniongengowabantubakho amaSirayeli,ophumaezwenielikudengenxayegamalakho; 42Ngokubabayakulivaigamalakhoelikhulu,nesandla sakhoesithenkqi,nengaloyakhoeyolukileyo;

43yivakewenaemazulwini,endaweniohlalakuyo,wenze ngakokonkeathewakunqulaowolunyeuhlanga,ukuze zonkeizizwezehlabathizilaziigamalakho,zikoyike njengabantubakhoamaSirayeli;baziukubalendlu ndiyakhileyoibizwangegamalakho

44Xabatheabantubakhobaphumabayakulwanotshaba lwabo,aphoubathumakhona,bathandazakuYehova, bebhekisakulomziuwunyulileyo,nakulendlundiyakhele igamalakho;

45yivakeemazulwiniukuthandazakwabonokutarhuzisa kwabo,ubagwebele

46Xabathebakona(ngokubaakukhomntuungoniyo), wabanomsindo,wabanikelaelutshabeni,bathiabathimbi babathimba,babasaezwenilotshabaolo,nokubalikude nokubalikufuphi;

47Ukubabathebakunyamekelaokongentliziyokwelozwe bathinjelwekulo,babuya,batarhuzisakuweezweni labathimbi,besithi,Sonile,senzaubugwenxa,senzeububi; 48babuyelakuwengentliziyoyaboyonke, nangomphefumlowabowonke,zwenileentshabazabo, ezabathimbelayo,bathandazakuwe,bebhekisaezwenilabo owalinikaooyise,kulomziuwunyulileyo,nakulendlu ndiyakheleigamalakho;

49yivakeemazulwiniindawoyakhoyokuhlala, nokutarhuzisakwabo,ubagwebele;

50ubaxoleleabantubakhoabonileyokuwe,nezikreqo zabozonkeabakreqengazokuwe,ubenemfesanephambi kwabobathimbi,babenemfesanekubo;

51Ngokubangabantubakho,nelifalakho,owabakhuphayo eYiputaezikwenilesinyithi;

52ukubaamehloakhoakhangeleekutarhuziseni komkhonziwakho,nasekutarhuzisenikwabantubakho amaSirayeli,ukubaubeveekukunqulenikwabokonke.

53Ngokubawabahlulawenaezizwenizonkezehlabathi, ukubababelilifalakho,njengokowathethayongoMoses umkhonziwakho,ekubakhuphenikwakhooobawoeYiputa, NkosiYehova

54Kwathi,akugqibauSolomonukuthandazakuYehova konkeokokuthandazanokutarhuzisa,wesukaphambi kwesibingelelosikaYehovaekuguqeningamadoloakhe, ezoluleleezulwiniizandlazakhe

55Wema,walisikelelalonkeibandlalakwaSirayelingezwi elikhulu,esithi,

56MakabongweuYehova,obanikeukuphumlaabantu bakheamaSirayeli,njengokokonkewakuthethayo; akwaphalalanalinyeilizwikuwoonkeamazwiakhe alungileyo,awawathethayongoMosesumkhonziwakhe.

57UYehovauThixowethumakabenathi,njengokuba wayenoobawobethu;

58ukuzeayithobelekuyeintliziyoyethu,sihambe ngeendlelazakhezonke,sigcineimithethoyakhe, nemimiseloyakhe,namasikoakhe,njengokoabebawisele umthethongakooobawo.

59Makathinalamazwiam,nditarhuzisileyongawo phambikoYehova,asondelekuYehovauThixowethu, imininobusuku,ukubaamgwebeleumkhonziwakhe, abagwebeleabantubakheamaSirayelingamaxeshaonke, ngokwelizwilakhe;

60ukuzebonkeabantubehlabathibaziukubauYehova nguyeuThixo,akukhowumbi

61MayipheleleintliziyoyenukuYehovauThixowethu, ukubanihambengemimiseloyakhe,niyigcineimithetho yakhe,njengokokunjalonamhla

62Wayekeukumkani,namaSirayelionkekunyenaye, ebingelelaimibingelelophambikoYehova.

63WabingelelakeuSolomonimibingeleloyokubulela, awayibingelelayokuYehova;amashumiamabinianesibini amawakaeenkomo,ikhuluelinamanciamabinilamawaka empalulaemfutshaneBayisungulakeindlukaYehova ukumkaninoonyanabonkebakaSirayeli

64Ngaloominiukumkaniwawungcwalisaumphakathi wentendelezoephambikwendlukaYehova,kubaesondeza khonaamadinianyukayo,neminikeloyokudla,namanqatha emibingeleloyoxolo;ngokubaisibingelelosobhedu,esibe siphambikoYehova,besisincinane,ukubasingawamkeli amadinianyukayo,nomnikelowokudla,namanqatha ombingelelowoxolo.

65NgeloxeshauSolomonwenzaumthendeleko, enamaSirayelionke,ibandlaelikhulu,elithabathele ekungenenikweHamati,lesaemlanjeniwaseYiputa, phambikoYehovauThixowethu,iintsukuezisixhenxe neentsukuezisixhenxe,zaziintsukuezilishumielinesine 66Ngosukulwesibhozowabandululaabantu.Bambonga ukumkani,bayakeezintentenizabo,bevuya,bechwayithile ngenxayokulungakonkeawakwenzayouYehova kuDavideumkhonziwakhe,nakumaSirayeliabantubakhe.

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1Kwathi,akugqibauSolomonukuyakhaindlukaYehova, nendluyokumkani,nakokonkeumnqwenokaSolomon, abekholekeukubaawenze;

2uYehovawabonakalakuSolomonokwesibini,njengoko wayebonakelekuyeeGibheyon

3WathiuYehovakuye,Ndikuvileukuthandazakwakho nokutarhuzisakwakhootarhuzisengakophambikwam Ndiyingcwalisilekelendluuyakhileyo,ukubalibekwe khonaigamalamkudekuseephakadeni;abekhonaamehlo amnentliziyoyamimihlayonke

4ukubauthewahambaphambikwam,njengokowahamba ngakouDavideuyihlo,ngengqibeleloyentliziyo, nangobulungisa,ukwenzekonkeendikuwiseleumthetho ngako,uyigcineimimiseloyamnamasikoam; 5ndoyimisaitroneyobukumkanibakhokwaSirayelikude kuseephakadeni,njengokondathethayokuDavideuyihlo, ndisithi,Akuyikunqunyukelwandodaetroneni yakwaSirayeli

6Keukubanithenabuyanabuyaekundilandeleni,nina noonyanabenu,anayigcinaimithethoyamnemimiseloyam, endiyibekephambikwenu,nesukanakhonzathixobambi, nabanqula;

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7ndowanqumlaamaSirayeliemhlabeniendawanikayo; nalendlu,ndiyingcwaliseleigamalam,ndoyilahla ebuswenibam;uSirayeliabengumzekeliso,abe ngumzekelisoezizwenizonke; 8Nalendlunokoiphezulunje,bomangaliswabenze umsondlobonkeabadlulayokuyo;bathi,Yininaukuba uYehovaenjenjekwelilizwe,nakulendlu?

9Bathike,KungenxaenokubabamshiyayouYehova uThixowabo,owakhuphaooyiseezwenilaseYiputa, babambelelathixwenibambi,babanqula,babakhonza; 10Kwathiekuphelenikweminyakaemashumimabini, uSolomonwazakhaizindluzombini,indlukaYehova nendluyokumkani;

11KekalokuuHiram,ukumkaniwaseTire,ebemenzele uSolomonimisedarenemisipres,negolide,ngangokuthanda kwakhekonke;ngokoukumkaniuSolomonwamnika uHiramimiziemashumimabiniezwenilaseGalili 12WaphumauHirameTire,wayakubonaimiziabemnike yonauSolomon;kwayeabamkholisanga.

13Wathi,Yimizimininaleundinikileyo,mzalwanawam? WathililizwelaseKabhuliunanamhla

14UHiramwathumelakukumkaniikhuluelinamanci mathandathueetalentezegolide

15Sisoesiisizathusokufakwauvikoawasimisayo ukumkaniuSolomon;ukubaayakheindlukaYehova, nendluyakhe,neMilo,nodongalweYerusalem,neHatsore, neMegido,neGezere

16WayenyukeuFaroukumkaniwaseYiputa,wayithimba iGezere,wayitshisangomlilo,wawabulalaamaKanan abehlelikuloomzi,wayinikaintombiyakhe, umkaSolomon,yabayinqakwe.

17USolomonwayakhakeiGezere,neBhete-horon yasezantsi; 18neBhahalati,neTademoreentlango,ezweni; 19nemiziyonkeengoovimbaabenayouSolomon,nemizi yeenqwelozakhe,nemiziyabamahashebakhe,nento awanqwenelayouSolomonukuyakhaeYerusalem, naseLebhanon,nasezwenilonkelolawulolwakhe

20Bonkeabantuabaseleyokuma-Amori,namaHeti, namaPerizi,namaHivi,namaYebhusi,ababengengabo oonyanabakaSirayeli;

21oonyanababoabasalaemvakwaboezweni, ababengenakooonyanabakaSirayeliukubasingelaphantsi, uSolomonwabamiselaukubabafakweuviko,unanamhla

22KekoonyanabakaSirayeliuSolomonakenzanga khoboka;kubababangamadodaakheokulwa,nabakhonzi bakhe,nabathethelibakhe,nabaphathi-mikhosibakhe, nabathethelibeenqwelozakhezokulwa,nabamahashe bakhe

23Ngaboaboabathethelibabongameli,ababephezu komsebenzikaSolomon,babengamakhuluamahlanu anamancimahlanu,ababenobukhosiebantwini bawusebenzayoloomsebenzi

24YenyukaintombikaFaro,iphumaemzinikaDavide, yezaendlwiniyayo,awayakheleyonauSolomon;wayakha keiMilo

25USolomonubenyusakathathungomnyakaamadini anyukayonemibingeleloyoxoloesibingelelweni abesakheleuYehova,aqhumiseleesibingelelweni esiphambikoYehova.Wayigqibakeindlu.

26UkumkaniuSolomonwenzaisinqanawae-Etsiyongebhere,ese-Eloti,elunxwemeniloLwandleoluBomvu, ezwenilakwaEdom

27UHiramwathumelangesinqanawaesoabakhonzibakhe, amadodaeenqanawa,alwaziyoulwandle,ndawonye nabakhonzibakaSolomon

28BayakwaOfire,bathabathakhonaigolide,amakhulu amaneanamancimabinieetalente,bazisakukumkani uSolomon

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1UthekeukumkanikaziwaseShebhawaluvaudaba lukaSolomonolusingiselekwigamalikaYehova,weza kumlingangemibuzoenzima

2WafikaeYerusalemenesihlweleesinzimakunene, esineenkamelaezithweleubulawu,negolideeninzikunene, namatyeanqabileyoWezakuSolomon,wathethanaye konkeokubekusentliziyweniyakhe.

3USolomonwamtyhilelaonkeamazwiakhe;akubangakho lizwilifihlakeleyokukumkani,angabanganakumtyhilela lona.

4WabubonaukumkanikaziwaseShebhabonkeubulumko bukaSolomon,nendluabeyakhile;

5nokudlakwetafileyakhe,nokuhlalakwabakhonzibakhe, nokumakwabalungiselelibakhe,nezambathozabo, nabangcamlibakhe,nezinyukozakheabeenyukangazo ukuyaendlwinikaYehova;akwabasabakhokuqina kwamxhelokuye

6Wathikukumkani,Libeliyineneilizwiendaliva,ezweni lam,lezintozakhonobulumkobakho.

7Andikholwangangamazwilawo,ndadandeza,abona amehloam;uyabona,bendingaxelelwanganesiqingathaesi Ulugqithilengobulumkonangokulungaudadaebendiluvile.

8Anoyoloamadodaakho,banoyoloababakhonzibakho bemiyophambikwakhoamaxeshaonke,bebuvaubulumko bakho.

9MakabongweuYehovauThixowakho,okunoneleleyo, wakubekaetroneniyakwaSirayelingokuwathandakwakhe amaSirayelingonaphakade,wakumisawabangukumkani, ukubawenzeokusesikweninobulungisa

10Ukumkanikaziwanikaukumkaniikhuluelinamanci amabinieetalentezegolide,nasebulawiniintoeninzi kunene,namatyeanqabileyo;akubangasaphindakuziswe bulawubungangobo,ukumkanikaziwaseShebhawabunika ukumkaniuSolomon.

11KananjaloisinqanawasikaHiram,esathuthaigolide kwaOfire,savelakwaOfirenemialmugiemininzikunene, namatyeanqabileyo

12Imialmugileyoukumkaniwayenzaiintsikazendlu kaYehova,nezendluyokumkani,neehadinemirhubhe yeemvumi;

13UkumkaniuSolomonwanikaukumkanikazi waseShebhakonkeukuthandakwakheawakucelayo; Wajikakewayaezwenilakowabo,yenanabakhonzibakhe 14Kekalokuubunzimabegolide,eyezakuSolomon ngamnyakamnye,babangamakhuluomathandathu anamancimathandathuanesithandathuiitalentezegolide; 15iyodwaeyabarhwebi,neyentengisoyabarhwebi, neyookumkanibonkebama-Arabhi,neyamabambaelizwe. 16UkumkaniuSolomonwenzaamakhuluamabini amakhakaegolideekhandiweyo;

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17Wenzaamakhuluamathathuamakhakaegolide ekhandiweyo;zantathuiikhilogramzegolideikhakaelinye; ukumkaniwazibekaendlwiniyehlathilaseLebhanon 18Ukumkaniwenzaitroneenkulungeempondozeendlovu, wayalekangegolideengcwengiweyo.

19Itroneleyoibinezinyukoezithandathu;itroneleyo ibinomphezuluoyinqilangasemvaKukhoiingalongapha nangaphakwendawoyokuhlala;kumiiingonyama ezimbiniecalenileengaloezo

20kumiiingonyamaezilishumielinambinikhona ezinyukweniezithandathu,ngaphanangapha;akuzanga kwenziwentoinjaloezikumkaninizonke

21YonkeimpahlayokuselayokumkaniuSolomonyabe iyeyegolide,nempahlayonkeyendluyehlathi laseLebhanonyabeiyeyegolideecikizekileyo;bekungekho yasilivere,ibingentoyakontoyonangemihlakaSolomon.

22NgokubaukumkaniubenesinqanawasaseTarshishe elwandle,ndawonyenesinqanawasikaHiram;sezakanye ngeminyakaemithathuisinqanawaesosaseTarshishe, sithweleigolide,nesilivere,neempondozeendlovu, neentsimango,neepikoko

23WabamkhulukeukumkaniuSolomon,ngaphezu kookumkanibonkebehlabathi,ngobutyebinangobulumko 24LonkeihlabathilayelifunaubusobukaSolomon,ukuba liveubulumkobakhe,awayebubekeentliziyweniyakhe uThixo

25Bazisaelowoumnikelowakhe,iimpahlazesilivere, neempahlazegolide,nezambatho,nezikrweqe,nobulawu, namahashe,noondlebende,intoyeminyakangeminyaka

26USolomonwahlanganisaiinqwelozokulwanamahashe akhwelwayo,wabanewakaelinamakhuluamaneeenqwelo zokulwa,namawakaalishumielinamabiniamahashe akhwelwayo;wazibekaezozintoemiziniyeenqwelo zokulwa,nakukumkanieYerusalem.

27Ukumkaniwayenzaisilivereyanjengamatye eYerusalem,nemisedarewayenzayanjengemithombe esesihlanjeni,ukubamininzi.

28AmahashekaSolomonabenawoaphumaeYiputa, nelinenecikizekileyo;

29InqweloyokulwayayinyukaiphumaeYiputa ngamakhuluamathandathueeshekelezesilivere,nehashe ngekhuluelinamancimahlanu;

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UkumkaniuSolomonwayethandaabafaziabaninzibezinye iintlanga,kunyenentombikaFaro,abafazibamaMowabhi, nama-Amon,namaEdom,namaTsidon,namaHeti; 2ezintlangeni,abetheuYehovakoonyanabakaSirayeli,Ize ningangenikuzo,nazozingangenikuni;inene,zozitsalela koothixobazoiintliziyozenuWanamathelakuboabo uSolomonngothando.

3Wabanabafaziabangamakhuluasixhenxe,amakhosikazi, namakhuluamathathuamashweshwe;abafazibakhe bayityekisaintliziyoyakhe

4Kwathi,ngexeshalobudalabukaSolomon,abafazibakhe bayityekiselaintliziyoyakheekulandelenithixobambi; intliziyoyakheayaphelelakuYehovauThixowakhe, njengentliziyokaDavideuyise

5USolomonwalandelauAshtoreti,uthixowamaTsidon, noMilkom,izotheloonyanabaka-Amon

6WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akamlandela uYehovangokukholisekileyo,njengoDavideuyise.

7USolomonwamakhelaisigangauKemoshe,izothe lakwaMowabhi,entabeniephambikweYerusalem, noMoleki,izotheloonyanabaka-Amon.

8Wabenzelanjalobonkeabafazibakhebezinyeiintlanga, ababeqhumiselabebingelelakoothixobabo

9UYehovakewabanomsindokuSolomon,ngokuba ibityekileintliziyoyakhe,yemkakuYehovauThixo kaSirayeli,owayebonakelekuyeizihlandloezibini; 10emwiseleumthethongaloonto,ukubaangalandelithixo bambi;akawugcinaumthethoabemwiselewonauYehova 11WathikeuYehovakuSolomon,Ngenxaenokubaunaloo nto,akwawugcinaumnqophisowam,nemimiseloyam endikumiseleyo,okwenene,ndiyakubukrazula ubukumkanikuwe,ndibunikeumkhonziwakho.

12Kodwakeandiyikukwenzaokongemihlayakho, ngenxakaDavideuyihlo;ndiyakubukrazulaesandleni sonyanawakho.

13Kodwaandiyikubukrazulabonkeubukumkani; ndomnikaisizweesinyeunyanawakho,ngenxakaDavide umkhonziwam,nangenxayeYerusalemendiyinyulileyo.

14UYehovawamveliselauSolomonutshaba olunguHadadeumEdom;yenaubengowembewu yokumkanikwaEdom.

15Kwathi,xauDavideekwaEdom,wenyukauYowabhi, umthetheli-mkhosi,esiyakungcwabaababuleweyo, wayixabelayonkeintoeyindodakwaEdom;

16WahlalaaphoiinyangazantandathuuYowabhi namaSirayelionke,wadawayinqumlayonkeintoeyindoda kwaEdom;

17WabalekauHadade,yenanamaEdomakubakhonzi boyisekunyenaye,bayaeYiputa;uHadade wayesemncinane;

18BesukakwaMidiyan,bezaeParan,bathabathaamadoda eParan,bahambanawo,bafikaeYiputakuFaroukumkani waseYiputa;owamnikaindlu,wammiselaumphako, wamnikanomhlaba

19UHadadewababalwakakhuluemehlwenikaFaro,waze wamenzaumfazi,udadebomkakhe,udadeboTapenesi, ukumkanikazi

20KeumsakwaboboTapeneswamzalelauGenubhati, unyanawakhe;

21WevauHadadeeseYiputa,ukubauDavideulelekooyise, ufilenoYowabhiumthetheli-mkhosi;wathiuHadade kuFaro,Ndindululendiyeezwenilakowethu.

22WathiuFarokuye,Uswelentoninakum,lentoufuna ukuyaezwenilakowenu?Wathiyena,Akukhonto;noko kendindululendihambe

23UThixowamveliselaomnyeumchasionguRezon, unyanakaEliyada,owabalekayokuHadadezere,ukumkani waseTsobha,inkosiyakhe.

24Wabuthelakuyeamadoda,wabangumthetheliwempi, ekubaxabelenikukaDavideabaseTsobha,bayaeDamasko, bahlalakhona,babanobukhosieDamasko

25WabalutshabalwamaSirayeliyonkeimihlakaSolomon; kengobububiwabenzayouHadade,wakruquka ngamaSirayeli;wayeengukumkanikwa-Aram

26KeuYarobheham,unyanakaNebhati,umEfrata waseTsereda,umkhonzikaSolomon,ogamalonina belinguTseruya,umhlolokazi,wasiphakamisaisandla sakhekukumkani

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27Nantsikeimbangiyokubaamphakamiseleisandla ukumkani.USolomonwayesakhaiMilo,wavalaiintanda zomzikaDavideuyise

28KelendodainguYarobhehamibiligorhaelinobukroti. WayibonauSolomonlendodana,ukubaiyasebenza, wayenzaumphathiwomthwalowonkewendlukaYosefu 29Kwathingeloxesha,uYarobhehamwaphuma eYerusalem;wathiuAhiyawaseShilo,umprofeti, wamfumanaendleleni;keeyambetheinguboentsha;baye bobabinibabebodwaendle

30WayibambauAhiyainguboentshaabenayo, wayikrazula;

31WathikuYarobheham,Zithabatheleiziqwenga ezilishumi;ngokubautshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,Yabona,ndiyakubukrazulaubukumkaniesandleni sikaSolomon,ndikunikeizizweezilishumi; 32esinyeisizwesibekuyengenxakaDavideumkhonzi wam,nangenxayeYerusalem,umziendiwunyulileyo ezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli.

33ngenxaenokubabendishiyilemna,baqubuda kuAshtoreti,uthixowamaTsidon,nakuKemoshe,uthixo wamaMowabhi,nakuMilikom,uthixowoonyanabakaAmon,abahambangeendlelazam,ukubabenzeokuthetye emehlweniam,nemimiseloyam,namasikoam,njengoko wenzayouDavideuyise.

34Kodwaandiyikubuthabathabonkeubukumkani esandlenisakhe,kodwandiyakumenzaumphathiyonke imihlayobomibakhe,ngenxakaDavideumkhonziwam endamnyulayo,ngenxayokubawayigcinaimithethoyam nemimiseloyam

35Ndiyakubuthabathaubukumkaniesandlenisonyana wakhe,ndibunikewena,izizweezilishumi

36unyanawakhendimnikeisizweesinye,ukuzekubekho isibanekuDavide,umkhonziwam,yonkeimihlaphambi kwameYerusalem,umziendiwunyulileyoukubandibeke khonaigamalam

37Ndokuthabatha,ubengukumkanikukokonkeothe wakunqwenelaumphefumlowakho,ubengukumkani kumaSirayeli

38Kothi,ukubauthewakuvakonkeendikuwisela umthethongako,wahambangeendlelazam,wenzaokuthe tyeemehlweniam,wayigcinaimimiseloyamnemithetho yam,njengokowenzayouDavideumkhonziwam;Ndiya kubanawe,ndikwakheleindlueqinileyo,njengoko ndamakhelayouDavide,ndikunikeamaSirayeli 39ndiyibandezeleimbewukaDavidengenxayoku; 40USolomonwafunaukumbulalauYarobheham;Wesuka uYarobheham,wasabelaeYiputakuShishakiukumkani waseYiputa,wahlalaeYiputawadawafauSolomon 41EzinyeizintozikaSolomon,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nobulumkobakhe,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi kaSolomon?

42KeimihlaabengukumkaningayouSolomon eYerusalemkumaSirayelionke,yabayiminyakaemashumi mane

43USolomonwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavideuyise;uRehabheham,unyanawakhe,waba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1URehabhehamwayakwaShekem;ngokubaamaSirayeli onkeabeyekumenzaukumkanikwaShekem.

2Kwathi,akuvauYarobheham,unyanakaNebhati, eseseYiputa,(ngokubawabalekayoebusweni bukaSolomonukumkani,wahlalauYarobhehameYiputa); 3Bathumelake,bambiza.WezauYarobhehamnebandla lonkelakwaSirayeli,bathethakuRehabheham,bathi, 4Uyihlowayenzanzimaidyokhweyethu;kewenayenze lulainkonzoelukhunikayihlo,nedyokhweyakheenzima awayibekaphezukwethu,ukuzesikukhonze

5Wathikubo,Khanindikhweleleiintsukuzibentathu, nibuyenizekumBahambakeabantu

6UkumkaniuRehabhehamwacebisananamadoda amakhulu,abesakumaphambikoSolomonuyiseoko ebesahleli,wathi,Ninikacebolininanina,ukuze ndibanikeilizwiababantu?

7Athethakekuye,esithi,Ukubauthenamhlawaba ngumkhonzikwababantu,wabakhonza,wabaphendula, wathethaamazwiamahlekubo,bobangabakhonzibakho yonkeimihla;

8Walishiyaicebolamadodaamakhuluabemnikelona, wacebisananamadodanaaziintangazakhe,abemiphambi kwakhe;

9Wathikuwo,Ninikacebolininanina,ukuzesibanike ilizwiababantubathethileyokum,besithi,Yenzelula idyokhweawayibekaphezukwethuuyihlo?

10Athethakekuyeamadodanaaziintangazakhe,esithi, Yithikwababantubathethekuwe,besithi,Uyihlowayenza nzimaidyokhweyethu,yenzelulakuthiwena;wothikubo, Ucikicanewamuyakubamkhulukunesinqesikabawo 11Ke,ekubeniubawoebenithwaliseidyokhweenzima, mnakendiyakongezaedyokhweniyenu;ubawo ubenibethangeentsontelo,kemnandiyakunibetha ngeekatsi

12BezakeooYarobhehamnabantubonkekuRehabheham ngomhlawesithathu,njengokowayethethengako ukumkani,esithi,Nobuyanizekumngomhlawesithathu 13Ukumkaniwabaphendulaabantukalukhuni,walishiya icebolamadodaamakhuluabemnikelona;

14Wathethakubongokwecebolamadodana,esithi,Ubawo wayenzanzimaidyokhweyenu,mnakendiyakongeza edyokhweniyenu;ubawoubenibethangeentsontelo,ke mnandiyakunibethangeekatsi

15Akabaphulaphulangakeabantuukumkani;ngokubaesi siphendusibesiphumakuYehova,ukuzealimiseilizwi lakhe,awalithethayouYehovangoAhiyawaseShilo kuYarobheham,unyanakaNebhati

16AkubonakeonkeamaSirayeliukubaukumkani akawaphulaphuli,abantubambuyiselaukumkaniilizwi elithi,SinasabelosininakuDavide?Asinalifakunyana kaYeseEzintentenizenu,maSirayeli!zikhangelelengoku indluyakho,DavideAyaezintentenizawokeamaSirayeli 17KeoonyanabakaSirayeli,ababehleliemizini yakwaYuda,uRehabhehamwabangukumkanikubo 18UkumkaniuRehabhehamwathumauAdoram, obephetheabafakwauviko;OnkeamaSirayeliamxuluba ngamatye,wafaUkumkaniuRehabhehamwakhawuleza wayakukhwelaenqwelweniyakhe,ukubaasabele eYerusalem

19AkreqakeamaSirayelikwindlukaDavide,unanamhla

Eyoku-1yooKumkani

20Kwathi,akuvaonkeamaSirayeliukubauYarobheham ubuyile,athumelaambizelaebandleni,amenzaukumkani kumaSirayelionke;akwabakhoulandelaindlukaDavide, sisizwesakwaYudasodwa.

21WezauRehabhehameYerusalem,wayibizelandawonye yonkeindluyakwaYuda,nesizwesakwaBhenjamin,ikhulu elinamanciasibhozoamawakaamadodanaokulwaimfazwe, ukubaayekulwanendlukaSirayeli,bubuyiselwe ubukumkanikuRehabhehamunyanakaSolomon 22LafikakeilizwilikaThixokuShemayaumfo wakwaThixo,lisithi, 23ThethakuRehabhehamunyanakaSolomon,ukumkani wakwaYuda,nakwindluyonkeyakwaYuda, neyakwaBhenjamin,nakumasalelaabantu,ukuthi, UtshouYehovaukuthi,Izeninganyuki;izeningalwi nabazalwanabenuoonyanabakaSirayeli.Buyani,aye elowoendlwiniyakhe;ngokubaiphumakumlento BaliphulaphulakeilizwilikaYehova,babuya,bahamba ngokwelizwilikaYehova.

25UYarobhehamwawakhakeuShekemkweleentaba lakwaEfrayim,wahlalakhona;waphumaapho,wakha iPenuweli.

26WathiuYarobhehamentliziyweniyakhe,Kaloku ubukumkanibuyakubuyelaendlwinikaDavide

27Ukubabathebenyukaababantu,bayakubingelela endlwinikaYehovaeYerusalem,yobuyelaintliziyoyaba bantuenkosiniyabo,kuRehabheham,ukumkani wakwaYuda,bandibulalemna,babuyelekuRehabheham ukumkaniwakwaYuda

28Wacebakeukumkani,wenzaamatholeegolideamabini, wathikubo,NiyaxhamlekakukunyukaniyeeYerusalem. NankuuThixowakho,Sirayeli,owakukhuphayoezweni laseYiputa

29WalimisakeelinyeeBheteli,walimisaelinyekwaDan.

30Yathiloontoyabasisono;bahambaabantubaya phambikwelolikwaDan

31Wenzaindluyasezigangeni,wenzaababingeleli eluntwinilonke,ababengengaboabakoonyanabakaLevi

32UYarobhehamwenzaumthendelekongenyanga yesibhozo,ngoweshumielinesihlanuumhlaenyangenileyo, onjengomthendelekowakwaYuda;wenyusaamadini esibingelelweniWenjenjaloeBheteli,ebingelela kumatholeabewenzile,wabamisaeBheteliababingeleli bezigangaawayezenzile

33WenyusaamadiniesibingelelweniawasenzayoeBheteli, ngomhlaweshumielinesihlanuwenyangayesibhozo, ngenyangaleyoabeyicamangilekweyakheintliziyo; WabamiselaumthendelekooonyanabakaSirayeli,wenyusa amadiniesibingelelweni,waqhumiselangesiqhumiso

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Nanko,kuvelaumfowakwaThixokwaYuda ngokwelizwilikaYehova,wezaeBheteli;uYarobheham wayemiugasesibingelelwenieqhumisela 2WankqangazaesibingelelweningokwelizwilikaYehova, wathi,Sibingelelo,sibingelelo,utshouYehova;Uyabona, kuyakuzalwaunyanakwindlukaDavide,ogama linguYosiya;Uyakubabingelelaphezukwakho ababingelelibezigangaabaqhumiselaphezukwakho, kutshiswephezukwakhoamathamboabantu

3Wanikelaumqondisokwangayoloomini,wathi,Sisoesi isimangaasithethileyouYehova;Yabona,isibingelelosiya kukrazulwa,luphalaleuthuthuoluphezukwaso;

4Kwathi,akulivaukumkaniilizwilomfowakwaThixo, owakhalayoesibingelelweniesiseBheteli,wasolulaisandla sakheesibingelelweni,wathi,MbambeniSazaisandla sakheabesisakusosomile,akabasabanakoukusibuyisela kuye.

5Sakrazukaisibingelelo,lwaphalalauthuthu esibingelelweni,ngokomqondisoabewunikileumfo wakwaThixongelizwilikaYehova

6Waphendulaukumkani,wathikumfowakwaThixo, KhawumbongozeuYehovauThixowakho,undithandazele, sibuyiselwekumisandlasamUmfowakwaThixo wambongozauYehova,sabuyiselwakuyeisandla sokumkani,sabanjengokwangaphambili.

7WathiukumkanikumfowakwaThixo,Hambasiye ekhaya,uzixhase,ndikunikeisipho

8WathiumfowakwaThixokukumkani,Ungafanelanauthe wandinikaisiqingathasendluyakho,andingekhendiye nawe,andingekhendidlesonka,andingekhendiselemanzi kulendawo.

9Ngokubakwenjiwanjeukumiselwakwamlilizwi likaYehova,kwathiwa,Uzeungadlisonka,ungaselimanzi, ungabuyingendlelaobuzengayo.

10Wahambangandlelayimbi,akabuyangendlelaabeze ngayoeBheteli

11KekalokukwakukhoeBheteliumprofetiothile, owayeseleyindodaenkulubezaoonyanabakhe,bamxelela yonkeimisebenziawayenzayoumfowakwaThixoloomini eBheteli,namazwiawawathethayokukumkani,bawaxela nakuyise

12Wathiuyisekubo,Uhambengayiphinaindlela? Oonyanabakhebabeyibonileindlelaahambengayoumfo wakwaThixo,owayevelakwaYuda

13Wathikoonyanabakhe,Ndibopheleniiesile Bambophelaiesile,wakhwelakulo.

14WalandelaumfowakwaThixo,wamfumanaehleli phantsikomterebhinti,wathikuye,Unguyenaumfo wakwaThixoloubevelakwaYuda?Wathiyena,Ndinguye. 15Wathikuye,Hambasiyeekhaya,udleisonka 16Wathiyena,Andinakubuyanawe,andinakungenanawe, andiyikudlasonka,andiyikuselamanzinawekulendawo. 17KubakuthiwekumlilizwilikaYehova,Uzeungadli sonka,ungaselimanzikhona,ungabuyiuhambengendlela obuzengayo.

18Wathikuye,Ndingumprofetinamnjengawe;sathetha kumisithunywangelizwilikaYehova,sisithi,Mbuyisele endlwiniyakho,adleisonka,aselenamanziWamxokisake 19Wabuyakenaye,wadlaisonkaendlwiniyakhe,wasela namanzi

20Kwathi,behlelietafileni,kwafikailizwilikaYehova kumprofetiobembuyisile

21WamemezakumfowakwaThixoobevelekwaYuda, wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ngenxaenokuba uwuphikisileumlomokaYehova,akwawugcinaumthetho abekuwiseleuYehovauThixowakho; 22wabuyawadlaisonka,waselaamanzikuloondawo, abetheuYehovakuwe,Ungadlisonka,ungaselimanzi; isidumbusakhoasiyikungenaengcwabenilooyihlo.

23Kwathi,emvenikokudlakwakheisonka,emveni kokuselakwakhe,wambophelaiesileumprofetilowo abembuyisile

24Uthekeesahamba,yadibananengonyamaapho endleleni,yambulala.

25Kwabonakalakudlulaamadoda,asibonaisidumbueso siqungquluzileendleleni,imiingonyamaleyoecaleni lesidumbu;

26Wevaumprofetiobembuyiseendleleni,wathi,Ngumfo wakwaThixolouwuphikisileyoumlomokaYehova; uYehovaumnikeleengonyameni,yamqwenga,yambulala ngokwelizwilikaYehova,abelithethilekuye

27Wathethakoonyanabakhe,esithi,Ndibopheleniiesile. Bamfakaisali

28Wayake,wasifumanaisidumbusakhesijulweendleleni, iesilenengonyamaentshazimiphezukwesidumbu;

29WasithabathaumprofetiisidumbusomfowakwaThixo, wasibekae-esileni,wabuyanasoWezakuloomzi umprofetilowouseleyindodaenkulu,ukuba ammbambazelele,amngcwabe

30Wasibekaisidumbuengcwabenilakhe; bammbambazelela,besithi,Yoo,mnakwethu!

31Kwathi,emvenikokumngcwabakwabo,wathetha koonyanabakhe,esithi,Ndakubandifile,ndingcwabeleni engcwabeniangcwatyelwekuloumfowakwaThixo; Wabekeamathamboamecalenikwamathamboakhe 32Ngokuba,inene,liyakwenzekailizwi,awalimemezayo ngelizwilikaYehovaesibingelelweniesiseBheteli, nasezindlwinizonkezasezigangeni,ezisemizini yakwaSamari

33EmvakokouYarobhehamakabuyangaendleleniyakhe embi;

34YathiloontoyabasisonokwindlukaYarobheham, ukubainqunyulwe,itshabalale,ingabikhophezukomhlaba.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1NgeloxeshawahliwasisifouAbhiya,unyana kaYarobheham

2WathiuYarobhehamkumkakhe,Khawusukeuzenze mntuwumbi,bangaziwaukubaungumkaYarobheham; uhambeuyeeShilo;nankoaphouAhiyaumprofeti, owandixelelayoukubandiyakubangukumkaniwababantu. 3uphatheesandlenisakhoizonkaezilishumi, nemiqhathane,neselwalobusi,uyekuye;wokuxelela okuyakubakhokulomntwana.

4WenjenjaloumkaYarobheham,wesukawayaeShilo, wafikaendlwinika-Ahiya.KeuAhiyawayengaboni; ngokubaamehloakheabenorhatyazongenxayobudala bakhe

5WathiuYehovakuAhiya,NankoumkaYarobhehameza kubuzaintokuwengonyanawakhe;ngokubauyafa; wotshoukuthikuye;wothi,ekungenenikwakhe,azenze mfaziwumbi

6Kwathi,akusivauAhiyaisingqiseenyawozakhe,engena emnyango,wathi,Ngena,mkaYarobheham;yininaukuba uzenzemntuwumbi?ngokubandithunywekuweiindaba ezinzima

7YiyauthikuYarobheham,UtshouYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,Ngenxaenokubandakuphakamisayo phakathikwabantu,ndakumisawabayingangayabantu bamamaSirayeli;

8ndabukrazulaubukumkaniendlwinikaDavide,ndakunika wena;usukeakwabanjengomkhonziwamuDavide, owayigcinayoimithethoyam,owandilandelangentliziyo yakheyonke,wenzaokuthetyekodwaemehlweniam; 9Wesukawenzeububingaphezukwabobonke ababengaphambikwakho;usukewazenzelathixobambi, nemifanekisoetyhidiweyo,ukuzeundiqumbise, wandiphosaemvakomhlanawakho.

10Ngakooko,yabona,ndiyiziselaindlukaYarobheham ububi,ndinqumlekwaYarobhehamochamelaeludongeni, ovalelweyonovulelweyokwaSirayeli,ndiwathabathe amasalelaendlukaYarobheham,njengokususailindle,lide liphele.

11OkaYarobhehamofelaphakathikomzi,uyakudliwa zizinja;ofelaendle,uyakudliwaziintakazezulu;ngokuba uYehovaethethile.

12Suk'umekewena,uyeendlwiniyakho;ekungeneni kweenyawozakhokuwoumzi,uyakufaumntwana

13OmmbambazelelaonkeamaSirayeli,amngcwabe; ngokubanguyeyedwakwaYarobheham,oyakungena engcwabeni;ngokubakufunyenwekuyekukhointo elungileyo,ebhekiselekuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, endlwinikaYarobheham

14UYehovauyakuziveliselaukumkanikwaSirayeli,oya kuyinqamlaindlukaYarobhehamloomini,Ndisathetha ntonina,sekunjalonje?nangoku

15NgokubauYehovauyakuwabethaamaSirayeli, njengokubaingcongoloizanyazanyiswaemanzini, awanyothuleamaSirayelikulomhlabaulungileyo, awawunikaooyise,awachithachithelephesheyakoMlambo, ngenxaenokubaenzeooAsherabawo,ukumqumbisa uYehova

16KwayeuyakumnikelauSirayelingenxayezono zikaYarobheham,owonayo,wawonisangazoamaSirayeli; 17WesukaumkaYarobheham,wemka,wafikaeTirtsa Wathiakufikaembundwiniwomnyango,yafainkwenkwe 18Bamngcwaba;amlilelaonkeamaSirayeli,ngokwelizwi likaYehova,awalithethayongomkhonziwakheuAhiya umprofeti

19EzinyeizintozikaYarobheham,ukulwakwakhe, nokulawulakwakhe,nankokubhaliweencwadini yemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli

20ImihlaabengukumkaningayouYarobhehamyaba yiminyakaemashumimabinianamibini;walalakooyise; uNadabhi,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundleni sakhe.

21KeuRehabheham,unyanakaSolomon,waye engukumkanikwaYuda.URehabhehamubeminyaka imashumimaneanamnyeezelwe,ukubangukumkani kwakhe;wabaneminyakaelishumielinesixhenxe engukumkanieYerusalem,umziawawunyulayouYehova ezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,ukubaalibekekhonaigama lakheIgamaloninabelinguNahamaumAmon

22AmaYudaenzaububiemehlwenikaYehova, amkhweletisangaphezukwakokonkeababekwenzile ooyisengezonozabo,ababesonangazo

23Azakhelanazoiziganga,nezimisozamatye,nooAshera, ezindulinizonkeezinde,naphantsikwemithiyonke eluhlaza

24Kananjalobekukhoamang’awuelizweni,enza ngokwamasikizionkeeentlanga,awazigqogqayouYehova phambikoonyanabakaSirayeli

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25Kwathingomnyakawesihlanuwokumkani uRehabheham,kwenyukauShishaki,ukumkani waseYiputa,wayingenelaiYerusalem

26WabuthabathaubuncwanebendlukaYehova, nobuncwanebendluyokumkani;Wazithabathazonke iingweletshetshezegolideawazenzayouSolomon 27UkumkaniuRehabhehamwenzaamakhakaobhedu esikhundlenisawo,wawanikelaesandlenisabathetheli babalindi,abagcinaumnyangowendluyokumkani

28Ubesakuthi,akuyaukumkaniendlwinikaYehova, ziziphatheizigidimiezo,zizezizibuyiseleegumbini lezigidimi

29EzinyeizintozikaRehabheham,nakokonke awakwenzayo,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

30YayeiyimfazwephakathikoRehabheham noYarobhehamyonkeimihlayabo

31URehabhehamwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyise emzinikaDavide.IgamaloninabelinguNahamaumAmon. UAbhiyam,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1Ngomnyakaweshumielinesibhozowokumkani uYarobheham,unyanakaNebhati,wabangukumkani uAbhiyamkwaYuda

2WabaneminyakaemithathuengukumkanieYerusalem. IgamaloninabelinguMahaka,intombika-Abhisalom

3Wahambaezonwenizonkezikayise,awazenzayo ngaphambikwakhe;yayingapheleleintliziyoyakhe kuYehovauThixowakhe,njengentliziyokaDavideuyise 4Nokoke,ngenxakaDavide,uYehovauThixowakhe wamnikaisibaneeYerusalem,sokumisaunyanawakhe emvakwakhe,nokumisaiYerusalem

5ngokubauDavidewenzaokuthetyeemehlweni kaYehova,akatyekakukokonkeawawisaumthethongako, yonkeimihlayobomibakhe,kwabasemcimbinikaUriya umHetiwodwa

6YayeiyimfazwephakathikoRehabhehamnoYarobheham yonkeimihlayobomibakhe

7Ezinyeizintozika-Abhiyam,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?Kwabakhoimfazwephakathi kuka-AbhiyamnoYarobheham

8WalalauAbhiyakooyise;Wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavide;uAsaunyanawakhewabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe.

9NgomnyakawamashumiamabinikaYarobheham ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,uAsawabangukumkani kwaYuda

10Wabaneminyakaemashumimaneanamnye engukumkanieYerusalemIgamaloninabelinguMahaka, intombika-Abhisalom

11UAsawenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova, njengoDavideuyise

12Wawasusaamang’awuelizweni,wazisusazonke izigodoezizizithixo,ababezenzileooyise

13KwanoMahakauninawamguzulaekubeniyinkosikazi; ngokubaubemenzeleuAsheraisithixoesisithixo;UAsa wasitshabalalisaisithixosakhe,wasitshisaemlanjaneni oyiKidron

14Kodwaizigangaazisuswanga;kodwayonaintliziyokaAsayayiphelelekuYehovayonkeimihlayakhe.

15Wazingenisaizintoezingcwelezikayise,nezakheizinto ezingcwele,endlwinikaYehova,isilivere,negolide, nempahla.

16Yayeiyimfazwephakathikuka-AsanoBhahesha ukumkaniwakwaSirayeliyonkeimihlayabo 17WenyukakeuBhaheshaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli, wayakwaYuda,wayakhaiRama,ukuzeangavumiukuba kuphumebaniayekuAsaukumkaniwakwaYuda 18WayithabathauAsayonkeisiliverenegolideeyayisele ebuncwanenibendlukaYehova,nobuncwanebendlu yokumkani,wayinikelaesandlenisabakhonzibakhe; 19Kukhoumnqophisophakathikwamnawe,phakathi kobawonoyihlo;yabona,ndikuthumeleisiphosesilivere negolide;yizauwaphuleumnqophisowakhonoBhahesha ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,ukubaemkekum

20UBhen-hadadewamphulaphulaukumkaniuAsa, wathumelaabathethelibempiabenaboemizini yakwaSirayeli,waxabelai-Iyon,nowakwaDan,neAbhelebhete-mahaka,neKinerotiyonke,nelizwelonke lakwaNafetali.

21Kwathi,akuvauBhahesha,wayekaukuyakhaiRama, wahlalaeTirtsa

22WawawisaumthethouAsaukumkanikumaYudaonke; bawasusaamatyeeRama,nemithiyayo,abesakhangayo uBhahesha;UkumkaniuAsawakhangazoiGebha yakwaBhenjamin,neMizpa.

23Ezinyeizintozika-Asa,nobugorhabakhebonke,nako konkeawakwenzayo,nemiziawayakhayo,azibhalwanga naencwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda? Uthekengexeshalobudalabakhewabanesifoezinyaweni zakhe

24UAsawalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyiseemzini kaDavideuyise;uYehoshafati,unyanawakhe,waba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

25UNadabhi,unyanakaYarobheham,wabangukumkani kumaSirayelingomnyakawesibinika-Asaukumkani wakwaYuda,wabangukumkanikumaSirayeliiminyaka emibini.

26WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelakayise,nangesonosakheawawonisangaso amaSirayeli.

27UBhaheshaunyanaka-Ahiya,wendlukaIsakare, wamceba;uBhaheshawamxabelaeGibheton, eyeyamaFilisti;bayingqingaiGibhetonuNadabhi namaSirayelionke

28UBhaheshawambulalangomnyakawesithathuka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wabangukumkaniesikhundleni sakhe

29Kwathi,akubaengukumkani,wayixabelayonkeindlu kaYarobheham;akasalisakuYarobhehamnamnye uphefumlayo,wadawamtshabalalisa,ngokwelizwi likaYehova,awalithethayongomkhonziwakheuAhiya waseShilo

30ngenxayezonozikaYarobhehamwonayo,wawonisa ngazoamaSirayeli,ngokuqumbisakwakheukumqumbisa uYehova,uThixokaSirayeli

31EzinyeizintozikaNadabhi,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

Eyoku-1yooKumkani

32Yayeiyimfazwephakathikuka-AsanoBhahesha ukumkaniwakwaSirayeliyonkeimihlayabo.

33Ngomnyakawesithathuka-AsaukumkaniwakwaYuda, uBhahesha,unyanaka-Ahiya,wabangukumkani kumaSirayelionkeeTirtsa,iminyakaemashumimabini anamine

34WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelakaYarobheham,nasesonwenisakheawawonisa ngasoamaSirayeli

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYehu,unyanakaHanani, ngoBhahesha,lisithi,

2Ekubenikendakukuphakamisayoeluthulini,ndakumisa wabayingangayabantubamamaSirayeli;uhambe ngendlelakaYarobheham,ubasenzileabantubam amaSirayeli,ukuzebandiqumbisengezonozabo; 3Yabona,ndiyawasusaamavela-mvakaBhahesha, namavela-mvaendluyakhe;ndoyenzaindluyakhoibe njengendlukaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati

4OkaBhaheshaofelaphakathikomzi,uyakudliwazizinja; owakheofelaendle,uyakudliwaziintakazezulu

5EzinyeizintozikaBhahesha,awakwenzayo,nobugorha bakhe,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

6UBhaheshawalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaeTirtsa,uEla unyanawakhewabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.

7KwanangesandlasomprofetiuYehu,unyanakaHanani, lafikailizwilikaYehovakuBhaheshanendluyakhe,ngenxa yobubibonkeawabenzayoemehlwenikaYehova, ukumqumbisangomsebenziwezandlazakhe,ukubaabe njengendlukaYarobheham;nangenxayokubaembulele 8Ngomnyakawamashumiomabinianesithandathuka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wabangukumkaniuEla,unyana kaBhahesha,kumaSirayelieTirtsa,iminyakaemibini 9WamcebaumkhonziwakheuZimri,umthetheli wesiqingathaseenqwelozakhezokulwaeseTirtsa,esela enxilaendlwinika-Arza,umphathiwendluyakheeTirtsa 10WangenauZimri,wamxabela,wambulala,ngomnyaka wamashumiomabinianesixhenxeka-Asaukumkani wakwaYuda,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe 11Kwathi,akungenaesikhundlenisakheetroneni, wayixabelayonkeindlukaBhahesha,akamshiyelanamnye umchasieludongeni,emizalwaneniyakhe,nowabalingane bakhe.

12WayitshabalalisakeuZimriyonkeindlukaBhahesha, ngokwelizwilikaYehova,awalithethayokuBhahesha ngoYehuumprofeti; 13ngenxayezonozonkezikaBhahesha,nezonozikaEla unyanawakhe,awonangazo,awonisangazoamaSirayeli, ukumqumbisauYehovauThixokaSirayelingeentozabo ezingento

14EzinyeizintozikaEla,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

15Ngomnyakawamashumiomabinianesixhenxeka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,uZimriwabaneentsuku ezisixhenxeengukumkanieTirtsaYayeabantubayimise intenteeGibheton,eyeyamaFilisti.

16Bevaabantuababemiseiintente,kusithiwa,UZimri umcebile,kananjaloumbuleleukumkaniOnke

amaSirayeliamenzaukumkanikumaSirayeli,uOmri, umthetheli-mkhosi,kwangaloominiemkhosini.

17WenyukakeuOmrienamaSirayelionkeesuka eGibheton,ayingqingaiTirtsa.

18Kwathi,akubonauZimriukubaumziuthinjiwe, wangenaebhotwenilendluyokumkani,wayitshisaphezu kwakheindluyokumkani,wafa;

19ngenxayezonozakhe,wonayongokwenzaokubi emehlwenikaYehova,wahambangendlelakaYarobheham, nangezonozakheawawonisangazoamaSirayeli

20EzinyeizintozikaZimri,nobugorhabakheawabenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

21BazabahlukakubiniabantubakwaSirayeli:esinye isiqingathasabantusalandelauTibheni,unyanakaGinati, ukubasimenzeukumkani;esinyeisiqingathasalandela uOmri

22AbantuababelandelauOmribaboyisaabantu ababelandelauTibheniunyanakaGinati;wafauTibheni, wabangukumkaniuOmri

23Ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanamnyeka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,uOmriwabangukumkani wamaSirayeli,iminyakayalishumielinamibini;waba neminyakaemithandathuengukumkanieTirtsa

24WazawathengaintabayakwaSamarikuSamari ngeetalenteezimbinizesilivere,wakhakuloontaba,wathi igamalaloomziwawakhayoyiSamari,ngegama likaSamariumninintaba.

25UOmriwenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,wenza okubingaphezukwabobonkeababengaphambikwakhe 26WahambangendlelayonkekaYarobhehamunyana kaNebhati,nangezonozakheawawonisangazoamaSirayeli, ukumqumbisauYehovauThixokaSirayelingeentozabo ezingento.

27EzinyeizintozikaOmriawazenzayo,nobugorhabakhe awabenzayo,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

28UOmriwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakwaSamari, uAhabhiunyanawakhewabangukumkaniesikhundleni sakhe.

29Ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesibhozoka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,uAhabhi,unyanakaOmri,waba ngukumkanikumaSirayeliuAhabhi,uAhabhi,unyana kaOmri,wabangukumkanikumaSirayelikwaSamari, iminyakaemashumimabinianamibini

30UAhabhiunyanakaOmriwenzaokubiemehlweni kaYehovangaphezukwabobonkeababengaphambi kwakhe.

31Ke,kwabakuyintoelulakuyeukuhambaezonweni zikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,wazekauIzebhele, intombikaEtebhahaliukumkaniwamaTsidon, wangumkakhe,wayawakhonzauBhahali,waqubudakuye.

32WammiselauBhahaliisibingelelo,endlwinikaBhahali, abemakheleyonakwaSamari

33UAhabhiwenzauAshera;+yayeuAhabhiwaqhubeka emqumbisauYehovauThixokaSirayelingaphezu kookumkanibonkebakwaSirayeliababengaphambi kwakhe

34NgemihlayakhewayakhauHiyeliwaseBheteliiYeriko, wayisekangoAbhiram,amazibuloakhe,wawamisa amasangoayongoSegubhi,unyanawakheomncinane,

ngokwelizwilikaYehova,awalithethayongoYoshuwa unyanakaNun.

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1WathiuEliyawaseTishbhi,kubemibaseGiliyadi, kuAhabhi,EhlelinjeuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,endimi phambikwakhe,akuyikubakhombethenamvulale minyaka,kungengokwelizwilam

2KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuye,lisithi, 3Hambaumkeapha,ubhekeempumalanga,uzimele emlanjanenioyiKeriti,okhangeleneneYordan

4Wothi,useleemlanjeni;ndiwawiseleumthetho amahlunguluukubaakudlisekhona

5WahambakewenzangokwelizwilikaYehova,waya wahlalaemlanjanenioyiKeriti,okhangeleneneYordan.

6Amahlunguluamzisaisonkanenyamakusasa,isonka nenyamangokuhlwa;waselaemlanjanenilowo

7Kwathi,kwakubamzuzwana,watshaumlanjana, ngokubabekungabangakhomvulaezweni

8KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuye,lisithi, 9SukauyeeTsarfatiyaseTsidon,uhlalekhona;uyabona, ndimwiseleumthethokhonaumfaziongumhlolokazi, ukubaakuxhase

10WesukakewayaeTsarefathi.Wafikaesangwenilomzi lowo,nankoekhonaumhlolokazikaziethezaiinkuni; wambiza,wathi,Khawundikheleleintwanayamanzi ngesitya,ndisele.

11Uthekeesazakuyithabatha,wambiza,wathi, Khawundiziseleiqhekezalesonkaesandlenisakho

12Wathi,EhlelinjeuYehovauThixowakho,andinasonka; 13WathiuEliyakuye,Musaukoyika;yiya,wenze njengokouthethileyo;kodwakendenzeleisonkanangawo ukuqala,undizisele,uzenzelekewenanonyanawakho emvenikoko

14NgokubautshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Umphandawomguboawuyikuphela,neselwaleolialiyi kuphela,ideibeyiminiayakuyinisangayoimvula uYehovaphezukomhlaba

15Wayake,wenzangokwelizwilikaEliya,wadlayena, naye,nendluyakhe,imihlaemininzi

16Umphandawomguboawuphelanga,iselwaleoli alaminyelelwa,ngokwelizwilikaYehova,awalithethayo ngoEliya

17Kwathiemvenikwezozinto,wahliwasisifounyana waloomfaziungumnikazindlu;Sabanzimaisifosakhe, akwabakhomoyauseleyokuye

18WathikuEliya,Yintoninaenamnawe,mfo wakwaThixo?Uzekumna,ukubaundikhumbuzeisono sam,umbulaleunyanawam?

19Wathikuye,NdinikeunyanawakhoWamthabatha esifubenisakhe,wamnyusa,wamsaegumbinieliphezulu, ahlalakhona,wamlalisaesingqengqelwenisakhe

20WanqulauYehova,wathi,YehovaThixowam, umenzeleububinomhlolokazilonandiphambukelekuye, ngokubulalaunyanawakhe?

21Wazolulaphezukomntwanaizihlandlozazithathu, wanqulauYehova,wathi,YehovaThixowam,mawukhe ubuyelephakathikwakheumphefumlowalomntwana

22WalivauYehovailizwilikaEliya;wabuyelakuye umphefumlowenkwenkwe,waphila

23WamthabathauEliyaumntwana,wehlanayeegumbini eliphezulu,wayaendlwini,wamnikaunina;wathiuEliya, Uyabona,uhleliunyanawakho

24WathiloomfazikuEliya,Kalokukendiyaziukuba ungumfowakwaThixowena,nelizwilikaYehova elisemlonyeniwakholiyinyaniso

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kwathikwakubamzuzu,lafikailizwilikaYehova kuEliyangomnyakawesithathu,lathi,Hambauye kubonananoAhabhi;kwayendiyakunisaimvulaphezu komhlaba.

2WahambawayakubonanauEliyanoAhabhiKwabakho keindlalaenzimakwaSamari

3UAhabhiwabizauObhadiya,obengumveleliwendlu yakheUObhadiyawayemoyikakakhuluuYehova

4Kwathi,ekubanqamlenikukaIzebheleabaprofeti bakaYehova,uObhadiyawathabathaikhululabaprofeti, wabafihlangamashumingamahlanu,emqolombeni, wabondlangesonkanangamanzi

5WathiuAhabhikuObhadiya,Hambauyeezweni, emithonjeniyonkeyamanzinasemilanjaneniyonke; mhlawumbisofumanautyani,siphiliseamahashe noondlebende,zingabuthisizonkeiinkomo.

6Balahlulailizwephakathikwabo,ukubabacandekulo; uAhabhiwahambangenyeindlelayedwa,uObhadiya wahambangenyeindlelayedwa.

7Kwathi,esendleleniuObhadiya,wabonakalauEliya emkhawulela,wamazi,wawangobuso,wathi,Unguyena wenainkosiyamuEliya?

8Wathiyenakuye,NdimHambauyekuthienkosini yakho,NankuelaphauEliya

9Wathi,Ndenzentonina,ukubaumnikeleumkhonzi wakhoesandlenisika-Ahabhi,andibulale?

10EhlelinjeuYehovauThixowakho,akukholuhlanga nabukumkani,aphoingathumelangakhonainkosiyam, ikufuna;ubufungisileubukumkaninohlanga,ukubaabayi kukufumana

11Kalokukeuthi,Hambauyekuthienkosiniyakho, NankuelaphauEliya

12Kothi,ndithendemkakuwe,uMoyakaYehova akuthwaleleaphondingaziyo;ndiyendixeleleuAhabhi, angakufumani,andibulale;umkhonziwakholoumoyike uYehovakwasebuncinanenibam

13Ayixelelwanganaenkosiniyamintoendayenzayo ekubabulalenikukaIzebheleabaprofetibakaYehova, ndazimelaikhululamadodakubaprofetibakaYehova, ngamashumingamahlanu,ngamashumingamahlanu, emqolombeni,ndibadlisaisonkanangamanzi?

14Kalokukeuthi,Hambauyekuthienkosiniyakho, NankuelaphauEliya,azeandibulale.

15WathiuEliya,EhlelinjeuYehovawemikhosi,endimiyo phambikwakhe,inene,namhlanjendiyakubonananaye 16UObhadiyawayakumkhawulelakeuAhabhi, wamxelela;wahambauAhabhi,wayakumkhawulela uEliya.

17Kwathi,uAhabhiakumbonauEliya,wathiuAhabhi kuye,NguwenaowahliselaishwangushaamaSirayeli?

18Wathi,AndiwahliselangantlekeleamaSirayeli;nguwe nendlukayihlo,ngokuyishiyakwenuimithethokaYehova, walandelaooBhahali

19KengokothumelauwahlanganiselekumamaSirayeli onkeentabeniyeKarmele,nabaprofetibakaBhahali abangamakhuluamaneanamancimahlanu,nabaprofeti baka-Asheraabangamakhuluamane,abadlaetafileni kaIzebhele.

20WathumelakeuAhabhikoonyanabonkebakaSirayeli, wabahlanganiselandawonyeabaprofetientabeni yeKarmele.

21WafikauEliyaebantwiniabobonke,wathi,Kodakube nininanimbaxa?ukubauYehovanguThixo,landelaniyena; ukubanguBhahaliyena,landelaniyenaAbantu abamphendulanelizwi

22WathiuEliyaebantwini,Kuselemnandodwaumprofeti kaYehova;kodwaabaprofetibakaBhahalingamadoda angamakhuluamaneanamancimahlanu

23Masinikweiinkunziezintshazibembini;bazinyuleleke enyeinkunzientsha,bayityatye,bayibekephezu kweenkuni,bangafakimlilo,ndiyilungiseenyeinkunzi entsha,ndiyibekephezukweenkuni,ndingafakimlilo; 24Nizeninquleigamalothixowenu,mnandinquleigama likaYehova,athi,uThixoothewaphendulangomlilo,abe nguyeuThixo.Baphendulabonkeabantu,bathi,Lilizwi elihleelo

25WathiuEliyakubaprofetibakaBhahali,Zinyuleleni inkunzientshaibenye,nizenzelekuqala;ngokuba nibaninzinina;ninquleigamalothixowenu,ningafaki mlilo;

26Bayithabathainkunzientshaababeyinikiwe,bayilungisa, balinqulaigamalikaBhahali,bethabathelakusasakwada kwaseminienkulu,besithi,Bhahali,siphendule akwabakholizwi,akwabakhouphendulayo.Kwaye baxhumaphezukwesibingeleloesenziwe

27Kwathieminienkulu,uEliyawadlalangabo,wathi, Dandulukaningezwielikhulu;ngokubaenguthixo;ingabi usathetha,ingabiuthegubucala,ingabiuseluhambeni, ingabimhlawumbiulele,wavuswa

28Badandulukakakhulu,bazicentangokwesikolabo ngeemelanangezikhali,laphalazaigazikubo

29Kwathi,yakubaiminienkulu,baprofetakwadakwayixa lomnikelowombingelelowangokuhlwa,akwabakholizwi, akwabakhouphendulayo,akwabakhouphulaphulayo

30WathiuEliyaebantwinibonke,Sondelanikumapha Basondelakuyebonkeabantu.Wazakewasihlaziya isibingelelosikaYehovaesasidiliziwe

31UEliyawathabathaamatyealishumielinamabini, ngokwenanilezizwezoonyanabakaYakobi,elezakuye ilizwilikaYehova,lisithi,LiyakubanguSirayeliigama lakho.

32WakhangamatyelawoisibingeleloegamenilikaYehova, wenzaumseleolingeneiisehaezimbinizembewu,ngeenxa zonkeesibingelelweni

33Wazicwangcisaiinkuni,wayityatyainkunzientsha, wayibekaphezukweenkuni,wathi,Zalisaniimiphandaibe minengamanzi,niwagalelephezukwedinielinyukayo, naphezukweenkuni

34Wathi,KwenzeniokwesibiniBenjenjalookwesibini Wathi,Yenzaniokwesithathu.Bakwenzakeokwesithathu. 35Ahambaamanzingeenxazonkeesibingelelweni; wawuzalisanomselengamanzi

36Kekalokukwathingexeshalokunyuswakombingelelo wangokuhlwa,wasondelauEliyaumprofeti,wathi,Yehova, Thixoka-Abraham,kaIsake,kaSirayeli,makwazeke

namhla,ukubawenaunguThixokwaSirayeli,ukubamna ndingumkhonziwakho,ukubandizenzileezozinto ngelizwilakho

37Ndiphendule,Yehova,ndiphendule,baziababantu ukubawenaYehovaunguThixo,ukubauyiguqulelekuwe intliziyoyabo

38WawakeumlilokaYehova,walidlaidinielinyukayo, kwaneenkuni,kwanamatye,kwanothuli,namanziabe esemseleniwawakhotha

39Babonabonkeabantu,bawangobuso,bathi,UYehova nguyeuThixo;uYehovanguyeuThixo

40WathiuEliyakubo,BabambeniabaprofetibakaBhahali; makungasindinamnyekubo.Babathabatha,uEliya wabahliselaemlanjanenioyiKishon,wababulalelakhona

41WathiuEliyakuAhabhi,Nyukauyekudla,usele;kuba kuvakalaisandisemvulaenkulu.

42WenyukakeuAhabhi,wayakudla,wayakusela WenyukauEliya,wayaencotsheniyeKarmele;waqubuda emhlabeni,wafakaubusobakhephakathikwamadoloakhe.

43Wathikwindodanayakwakhe,Khawunyuke,ukhangele ngelicalalaselwandleYenyuka,yakhangela,yathi, Akukhonto.Wathi,Buya,izihlandlozibesixhenxe.

44Kwathingesesixhenxe,wathi,Yabona,kunyukailifu elincinaneelwandle,elingasandlasomntuWathi,Nyuka, uthikuAhabhi,Bophainqweloyakhoyokulwa,uhle,ukuze unganqandwayimvula

45Kwathikengethutyana,lamnyamaizulungamafu nomoya,kwabakhoimvulaenkulu.WakhwelauAhabhi, wayaeYizereli

46SabakhokeisandlasikaYehovakuEliya;wabhinqa esinqenisakhe,wagidimaphambikoAhabhi,wadawaya eYizereli

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1UAhabhiwamxelelauIzebhelekonkeawakwenzayo uEliya,nokubabulalakwakheabaprofetibonkengekrele. 2UIzebhelewathumaumthunywakuEliya,esithi, Mabenjenjeoothixokumbaqokeleukwenjenje,ukuba andithanga,mayelangelixangomso,ndiwenze umphefumlowakhoubenjengomphefumlowomnyekubo

3Wathiakubonaoko,wesukawawubalekelaumphefumlo wakhe,wafikaeBher-shebhaekwaYuda,wamshiyakhona umkhonziwakhe

4Wahambaentlangouhambolweminienye,wayawahlala phantsikonwele,wazicelelaukubaafe;wathi,Kwanele; ngoku,Yehova,wuthabatheumphefumlowam;ngokuba andilungilengaphezukoobawo.

5Walalaphantsikonwele,kwabonakalaisithunywasezulu simchukumisa,sathikuye,Vukaudle

6Wakhangela,nankokukhongasentlokweniyakhe iqebengwanaelosiweyolesonka,neselwalamanzi.Wadla, wasela,wabuyawalala

7SabuyaisithunywasikaYehovaokwesibini, samchukumisa,sathi,Vukaudle;ngokubauhambolukhulu kuwe

8Wesukake,wadla,wasela,wahambangamandlaoko kudlaiiminiezimashumimanenobusukuobumashumi mane,wesaentabenikaThixoeHorebhe

9Wafikaemqolombeni,walalakhona.Naloilizwi likaYehovalifikakuye,lathikuye,Uyintoninaapha,Eliya?

10Wathi,NdenziwelikhwelengenxakaYehova,uThixo wemikhosi;ngokubabawushiyileumnqophisowakho oonyanabakaSirayeli,izibingelelozakhobazigungxula, abaprofetibakhobababulalangekrele;ndimndodwa oseleyo;bafunaumphefumlowam,ukubabawuthabathe.

11Wathi,Phuma,umeentabeniphambikoYehovaNanko uYehovaedlula,nomoyaomkhuluonamandlauzikrazula iintaba,uwaqhekezaamawaphambikoYehova;akabakho uYehovaemoyeniEmvenikomoyalowo,kwabakho inyikimaakabakhouYehovaenyikimeni 12Emvenikwenyikimakwabakhoumlilo;akabakho uYehovaemlilweni;emvakomlilokwabakhonezwi elizolileyo.

13Kwathi,akuvauEliya,wabugqubuthelaubusobakhe ngenguboyakheenkulu,waphumawemaemnyango womqolomba.Naloilizwilifikakuye,lathi,Wenzantoni naapha,Eliya?

14Wathi,NdenziwelikhwelengenxakaYehova,uThixo wemikhosi;ngokubabawushiyileumnqophisowakho oonyanabakaSirayeli,izibingelelozakhobazigungxula, abaprofetibakhobababulalangekrele;ndimndodwa oseleyo;bafunaumphefumlowam,ukubabawuthabathe.

15WathiuYehovakuye,Hambaubuyengendlelayakho, uyeentlangoyaseDamasko,uyeuthambiseuHazayeli,abe ngukumkaniwakwa-Aram;

16uthambiseuYehu,unyanakaNimshi,abengukumkani kumaSirayeli;uthambiseuElisha,unyanakaShafati waseAbhele-mehola,abengumprofetiesikhundlenisakho.

17Wothi,osindeekrelenilikaHazayeli,ambulaleuYehu, osindeekrelenilikaYehuambulaleuElisha

18KendozishiyelakwaSirayeliamawakaasixhenxe, amadoloonkeangaguqangakuBhahali,imilomoyonke engamanganga

19Wemkakeapho,wafumanauElisha,unyanakaShafati, elima;kukhoishumielinesibinileedyokhwephambi kwakhe;yenakeelungeneyeshumielinesibiniUEliya wegqithakuye,waphosainguboyakheenkuluphezu kwakhe

20Wazishiyaiinkabi,wabalekaemvakoEliya,wathi, Makhendiyekwangaubawonoma,ndikulandeleke.Wathi kuye,Buyaubuye;ndikwenzentonina?

21Wabuyakeekumlandeleni,wazithabathaiinkabi zedyokhweenye,wabingelelangazo,wayiphekainyama ngeempahlazeenkabiezo,wanikaabantu,badlaWesuka ke,walandelauEliya,wamlungiselela

ISAHLUKO20

1UBhen-hadadeukumkaniwakwa-Aramwayihlanganisa ndawonyeyonkeimpiyakhe,enookumkaniabamashumi mathathuanababinikunyenaye,namahashe,neenqwelo zokulwa;wenyukawawungqingaumziwakwaSamari, walwanawo

2WathumelaabathunywakuAhabhiukumkani wakwaSirayeliphakathikomzi,wathikuye,UtshouBhenhadadeukuthi, 3Isilivereyakhonegolideyakhoyeyam;abafazibakho, nabantwanabakho,abonabalungileyo,ngabam; 4WaphendulaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wathi, Ngokwelizwilakho,nkosiyam,kumkani,ndingowakho, nakokonkeendinako

5Babuyaabathunywa,bathi,UtshouBhen-hadadeukuthi, Ndathumelakuwe,ndisithi,ndinikeisilivereyakho, negolideyakho,nabafazibakho,nabantwanabakho; 6Nokomalunganelixeshangomso,ndiyakuthumela abakhonzibamkuwe,bayigocagoceindluyakho,nezindlu zabakhonzibakho;kuthi,yonkeintoenqwenelekayo emehlweniakho,bayithabatheesandlenisabo, bayithabathe.

7WazaukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwawabizaonkeamadoda amakhuluelizwe,wathi,Khanikhangele,niboneukubale ndodaingxameleububi;andamkhanyela

8Athikuyeonkeamadodaamakhulunabantubonke,Musa ukumphulaphula,uzeungamvumeli.

9WathikekubathunywabakaBhen-hadade,Nothienkosini yamukumkani,Yonkeintoobumthumeyonaumkhonzi wakhongokokuqala,ndoyenza,lentoyonaandinakuyenza. Bahambakeabathunywa,bambuyiselailizwi

10WathumelauBhen-hadadekuye,wathi,Mabenjenje oothixokum,baqokeleukwenjenje,ukubalutheuthuli lwakwaSamarilwalinganaukuzalisaizandlazabantubonke abandilandelayo

11WaphendulaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wathi,Yithini, Makangaqhayisiobhinqaisambathosakhe, njengosikhululayo

12Kwathi,akulivaelozwiuBhen-hadade,akubon’ukuba uyasela,yenanookumkaniaboeminqubeni,wathi kubakhonzibakhe,YakhaniuluhluBakhauluhlumalunga nesixeko.

13Kwabonakalamprofetiuthile,wafikakuAhabhi ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Uyibonilenayonkelengxokoloingakanana?yabona, ndiyawunikelaesandlenisakhonamhla;waziukuba ndinguYehova

14WathiuAhabhi,Ngubanina?Wathi,UtshouYehova ukuthi,NgamadodanaabathethelibamazweWathi, Ngubaninaoyakuxhobelaimfazwe?Wathikeyena,Nawe 15Wawabalakeamadodanaabathethelibamazwe,aba ngamakhuluamabinianamancimathathuanamabini;emva kwawowababalabonkeabantu;bonkeoonyana bakaSirayelibabangamawakaasixhenxe.

16BaphumakeeminienkuluKekalokuuBhen-hadade ubesela,enxilaeminqubeni,yenanookumkaniabamashumi mathathuanababini,ookumkaniababemncedisa.

17Aphumakuqalaamadodanaabathethelibamazwe; WathumelauBhen-hadade,bamxelela,bathi,Kuphume amadodakwaSamari.

18Wathi,Nokubaaphumeleuxolo,wabambeniehleli; nokubaaphumeleimfazwe,wabambeniehleli;

19Aphumakelamadodanaabathethelibamazwephakathi komzi,nempiesemvakwawo

20Babulalaelowoumntuwakhe;asabaama-Aram; WasabauBhen-hadadeukumkaniwakwa-Aram,ekhwele ihashe,enabamahashe

21WaphumaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wawaxabela amahasheneenqwelozokulwa,wama-Aramwawabulala kakhulu

22WafikaumprofetilowakukumkaniwakwaSirayeli, wathikuye,Hambauyekuzomeleza,ukuqondeukubone okwenzayo;ngokubaukuvelakomnyaka,ukumkani wakwa-Aramuyakunyukaalwenawe.

23Kekalokuabakhonzibokumkanibakwa-Arambathi kuye,Ngoothixobasezintabenioothixobabo;kengoko

Eyoku-1yooKumkani

bomelelekunathi;masilwenabokeemathafeni,ukuba asisayikomelelanakunabo.

24Yenzalentouthi,basuseookumkanielowoendaweni yakhe,umiseabathetheliezingontsinizabo;

25uzibaleleimpiengangempileiwileyokuwe,amahashe abengangaloomahashe,iinqwelozokulwazibengangezo nqwelozokulwa,silwenabokeemathafeni,ukubaasisayi komelelanakunabo.Waliphulaphulaizwilabo,wenjenjalo. 26Kwathi,ekuvelenikomnyaka,wawabalauBhen-hadade ama-Aram,wenyukawayakulwanamaSirayelieAfeki

27BabalwaoonyanabakaSirayeli,baxhotyiswabaya kubahlangabezaBamisaoonyanabakaSirayeliphambi kwabo,benjengemihlanjanaemibiniyeebhokhwe;keamaAramalizalisailizwe

28KwezaumfowakwaThixo,wathethakukumkani wakwaSirayeli,wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ngenxa enokubaetheama-Aram,NguThixowasezintabeni uYehova,akangoThixowasezintilini,ndiyakuyinikela esandlenisakhoyonkelengxokoloingaka,naziukuba ndinguYehova

29Yamisake,ikhangelene,imihlaesixhenxeKwathi ngomhlawesixhenxe,kwahlanganaidabi.Oonyana bakaSirayelibabulalakuma-Aramikhululamawaka omqikelangamini-nye

30AseleyoasabelaeAfeki,elaphakathikomzi;kwawa udongaphezukwamashumiamabinianesixhenxeamawaka amadodaaseleyoWasabauBhen-hadade,wangenakuwo umzi,egumbinielingaphakathi.

31Bathikuyeabakhonzibakhe,Khawubone,sivileukuba ookumkanibendlukaSirayelingookumkaniabanenceba;

32Babhinqakeiinguboezirhwexayoemanqeni,babeka iintamboezintlokwenizabo,bayakukumkani wakwaSirayeli,bathi,UmkhonziwakhouBhen-hadade uthi,Khawusindiseumphefumlowam.Wathi,Usahlelina? ngumzalwanawam

33Amadodalawoaqwalaselangenyamekoukubaivela kuye,akhawulezaukuyizuza,athi,Ngumzalwanawakho uBhen-hadadeWathi,Yiyani,nimthabatheWaphuma uBhen-hadade,wayakuye;wamkhwelisaenqwelweni

34WathiuBhen-hadadekuye,Imiziawayithabathayo ubawokuyihlondiyakuyibuyisa;uzenzeleizitrato eDamasko,njengokowazenzayoubawokwaSamariWathi uAhabhi,Ndiyakukundululanalomnqophiso.Wenza umnqophisonaye,wamndulula

35Kekalokuindodaethileyakoonyanababaprofetiyathi kummelwanewayongelizwilikaYehova,Khawundibethe. Akavumaloomntuukumbetha

36Yathikuye,Ngenxaenokubaungaliphulaphulanga ilizwilikaYehova,uyabona,ekumkenikwakhokumuya kubulawayingonyamaEndulukilekuye,wafunyanwa yingonyama,yambulala

37Yafumanamntuwumbi,yathi,Khawundibethe, KhawundibetheWayibethakeloomntu,wayibetha wayilimaza

38Wahambaumprofetilowo,wamlindaukumkani endleleni,wazenzamntuwumbi,eluthuthuebuswenibakhe

39Kwathi,akubonaukubauyadlulaukumkani,wamemeza kukumkani,wathi,Umkhonziwakholowaphumawaya emfazweniphakathi;nankokutyekaindoda,yezanomntu kum,yathi,Gcinalendoda;ukubautheakabakho, umphefumlowakhowobasesikhundlenisomphefumlo wakhe,okanyewohlawulangetalenteyesilivere

40Kwathi,esaxhakamfuleaphanaphayaumkhonziwakho, wesukawemka.WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuye, Wobanjaloumgwebowakho;ugqibengokwakho 41Wakhawuleza,walususauthuthuebuswenibakhe; WamaziukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,ukubaungowabaprofeti. 42Wathikuye,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ngenxaenokuba uyindululeesandleniindodaendayisingelaphantsi, umphefumlowakhowobasesikhundlenisomphefumlo wayo,nabantubakhoesikhundlenisabantubayo

43WayaukumkaniwakwaSirayeliendlwiniyakhe,ebuthe nkwa,ejalile,wafikakwaSamari

ISAHLUKO21

1Kwathiemvenikwezizinto,uNabhotiwaseYizereli ebenesidiliyaesiseYizereli,kufuphinebhotwelika-Ahabhi ukumkaniwakwaSamari

2WathiuAhabhikuNabhoti,Ndinikeisidiliyasakho, ukubasibengumyezowemifuno;ngokubasisondelelene nendluyam;ndokunikaisidiliyaesilungileyokuneso esikhundlenisaso;okanyeukubakuthekwalunga emehlweniakho,ndokunikaimalingexabisolayo.

3WathiuNabhotikuAhabhi,Makubeleekumngenxa kaYehova,ukubandikunikeilifaloobawo

4UAhabhiwayaendlwiniyakheebuthenkwa,ejalile, lilizwiabelithethilekuyeuNabhotiwaseYizereli,wathi, AndiyikukunikailifaloobawoWangqengqa esingqengqelwenisakhe,wabujikaubusobakhe,akadla sonka

5WezakuyeuIzebheleumkakhe,wathikuye,Yinina ukubaumoyawakhoubembi,ukubaungadlisonka?

6Wathikuye,KungokubandithethekuNabhoti waseYizereli,ndathikuye,Ndinikeisidiliyasakhongemali; okanyeukubauyavuma,ndokunikaesinyeisidiliya esikhundlenisaso;wathi,Andiyikukunikaisidiliyasam 7WathiuIzebheleumkakhekuye,Nguwenangoku ebukumkaninibakwaSirayeli?Vukaudleisonka, ichwayitheintliziyoyakho;ndokunikamnaisidiliya sikaNabhotiwaseYizereli

8Wabhalaiincwadiegamenilika-Ahabhi,wazitywina ngomsesanewakhe,wazithumelaezoncwadikumadoda amakhulu,nakubanumzana,ababekumziwakhe,ababehleli noNabhoti.

9Wabhalakwezoncwadi,esithi,Memezaniuzilo,nimmise uNabhotiphakathikwabantu; 10nimiseamadodaamabiniangamatshijolophambi kwakhe,angqinengaye,esithi,WenauthukeuThixo nokumkani;nizenimkhuphelephandle,nimxulube ngamatye,afe

11Amadodaomziwakhe,amadodaamakhulu nabanumzanaababehleliemziniwakhe,enzanjengoko abewathumeleuIzebhele,njengokokubhaliweyo ezincwadiniabezithumelekubo

12Bamemauzilo,bammisauNabhotiphakathikwabantu 13Kwafikaamadodaamabiniangamatshijolo,ahlala phambikwakheAmadodalawoangamatshijoloangqina ngayeuNabhotiphambikwabantu,esithi,UNabhotiuthuke uThixonokumkaniBamkhuphelangaphandlekomzi, bamgibiselangamatye,wafa 14BathumelakuIzebhele,besithi,UNabhotiugityiselwe ngamatye,ufile

15Kwathi,akuvauIzebheleukubauNabhotiugityiselwe ngamatye,wafa,wathiuIzebhelekuAhabhi,Vuka, usithabatheisidiliyasikaNabhotiwaseYizereli, abengavumiukukunikangemali,ngokubauNabhoti akasekho,ufile.

16Kwathi,akuvauAhabhiukubauNabhotiufile,wesuka uAhabhi,wehla,wayakusithabathaisidiliyasikaNabhoti waseYizereli.

17KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuEliyawaseTishbhi,lisithi, 18Sukauhle,uyekukhawulelauAhabhiukumkani wakwaSirayeliokwaSamari;nankoesesidiliyeni sikaNabhoti,ehlewayakusithabatha

19Uzeuthethekuye,uthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ubulele na,wahluthanawe?Uzeuthethekuye,uthi,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Aphoizinjazalixhaphakhonaigazi likaNabhoti,ziyakulixhaphaizinjaigazilakho,eyakho.

20WathiuAhabhikuEliya,Undifumenena,lutshabalwam? Wathiyena,Ndikufumene,ngenxayokubauzithengisele ukwenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova.

21Yabona,ndikuziselaububi,ndiyithabatheinzalayakho, ndinqumlekuAhabhiochamelaeludongeni,ovalelweyo novulelweyokwaSirayeli;

22ndoyenzaindluyakhoibenjengendlukaYarobheham unyanakaNebhati,nanjengendlukaBhaheshaunyanakaAhiya,ngenxayokuqumbisaondiqumbisengako, wawonisaamaSirayeli

23KananjalowathethauYehovangoIzebhele,wathi, UIzebheleuyakudliwazizinjaeludongenilwaseYizereli.

24Oka-Ahabhiofelaphakathikomzi,uyakudliwazizinja; yayeofelaendleuyakudliwaziintakazezulu

25BekungekhounjengoAhabhi,owazithengiselaukwenza okubiemehlwenikaYehova,owaxhokonxwayo nguIzebheleumkakhe

26Wenzangokwamasikizikunene,ngokulandelaizigodo, njengokoenzangakoama-Amori,awawagqogqayo uYehovaphambikoonyanabakaSirayeli

27Kwathi,akuwevauAhabhiloomazwi,wazikrazula iingubozakhe,wabekaiinguboezirhwexayoenyameni yakhe,wazilaukudla,walalangeenguboezirhwexayo, wahambakuhle.

28KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuEliyawaseTishbhi,lisithi, 29Uyakubonana,ukuzithobakwakheuAhabhiphambi kwam?ngokubaezithobilephambikwam,andiyikubuzisa ububiemihleniyakhe;kengemihlayonyanawakhendiya kuyiziselaububiindluyakhe

ISAHLUKO22

1Bahlalaiminyakaemithathukungekhomfazwephakathi kwama-AramnamaSirayeli

2KwathingomnyakawesithathuwehlauYehoshafati, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wayakukumkaniwakwaSirayeli.

3WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikubakhonzibakhe, AnazinaukubaiRamotiyaseGiliyadiyeyethu,ukantisithe cwakanje,sisukasiyithabatheesandlenisokumkani wakwa-Aram?

4WathikuYehoshafati,Wohambananam,siyekulwa neRamotiyaseGiliyadi?WathiuYehoshafatikukumkani wakwaSirayeli,Ndinjengawe,abantubambanjengabantu bakho,amahasheamanjengamahasheakho.

5WathiuYehoshafatikukumkaniwakwaSirayeli, KhawubuziseelizwinilikaYehovanamhla

6WabahlanganisakeukumkaniwakwaSirayeliabaprofeti, bekumakhuluamaneamadoda,wathikubo,Ndiyekulwa naneRamotiyaseGiliyadi,ndiyeke,kusinina?Athi,Nyuka; ngokubauYehovauyakuyinikelaesandlenisokumkani.

7WathiuYehoshafati,AkukhomprofetikaYehovanaapha, sibuzisekuye?

8WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati,Kusekho indodaenye,esingabuzisangayokuYehova,enguMikaya unyanakaImla,kemnandiyithiyile;ngokubaayiprofeti okulungileyongam,iprofetaokubi;WathiuYehoshafati, Makangatshoukumkani

9WazaukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwabizaumbusi,wathi, KhawulezisauMikayaunyanakaImla,ezeapha.

10KeukumkaniwakwaSirayelinoYehoshafatiukumkani wakwaYudababehlelielowoetroneniyakhe,bambethe iingubozabo,ebaleni,ekungenenikwesangolakwaSamari; bonkeabaprofetibeprofetaphambikwabo

11UZedekiya,unyanakaKenahana,wazenzelaiimpondo zesinyithi,wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Uyakuwangqula ngazoeziama-Aram,udeuwagqibe

12Bonkeabaprofetibenjenjaloukuprofeta,besithi,Nyuka uyeeRamotiyaseGiliyadi,ubenempumelelo,ngokuba uYehovauyakuyinikelaesandlenisokumkani

13KeumthunywaobeyekubizauMikaya,wathethakuye esithi,Khawubone,amazwiabaprofetiathethaokuhle ngamlomomnyekukumkani;

14WathiuMikaya,EhlelinjeuYehova,athewakuthetha kum,ndothethakona.

15WayakekukumkaniWathiukumkanikuye,Mikaya, siyenaeRamotiyaseGiliyadiukubasilwe,siyeke,kusini na?Wathikuye,Hambauyeuphumelele;ngokuba uYehovauyakuyinikelaesandlenisokumkani

16Wathiukumkanikuye,Makubezizihlandloezingaphi nandikufungisa,ukubaungandixelelinto,ingeyiyo nyanisoegamenilikaYehova?

17Wathiyena,NdiboneamaSirayelionkeelusali ezintabeni,njengempahlaemfutshaneengenamalusi,wathi uYehova,Abaabanankosi,mababuyeleelowoendlwini yakheenoxolo

18WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati, Bendingathethanganakuwe,ukubaakayikuprofeta okulungileyongam,koprofetaokubi?

19Wathiyena,Ngakooko,liveniilizwi likaYehova:NdimbonileuYehovaehlelietroneniyakhe, umiwonkeumkhosiwasemazulwiningasekunenekwakhe nangasekhohlokwakhe.

20WathiuYehova,NgubaninaoyakulukuhlauAhabhi, enyukeayeaweeRamotiyaseGiliyadi?Wathethaomnye ngoluhlobo,nomnyewathethalaaya

21Waphumakeumoya,wemaphambikoYehova,wathi, Ndomlukuhlamna

22WathiuYehovakuye,Ngantonina?Wathiwona, Ndophumandiye,ndibengumoyawobuxokiemlonyeni wabaprofetibakhebonkeWathi,Wenauyakumlukuhla, ufeze;

23UyabonakalokuuYehovaungeniseumoyawobuxoki emlonyeniwabobaprofetibakhobonke;uYehovauthethe okubingawe

24WesukauZedekiyaunyanakaKenahana,wafika wambethauMikayaesidleleni,wathi,Ugqithephinakum uMoyakaYehova,ukubaayekuthethakuwe?

25WathiuMikaya,Khangela,uyakubonangaloomini, uyakuzauthungeleamagumbi,uzimela.

26WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,MthabatheuMikaya, ubuyenaye,umsekuAmonumphathiwomzi, nakuYowasheunyanawokumkani;

27nithi,Utshoukumkaniukuthi,Mfakenientolongwenilo, nimdliseisonkasoxiniweyo,namanzioxiniweyo,ndide ndibuyendinoxolo.

28WathiuMikaya,Ukubauthewabuyawabuyaunoxolo, wobauYehovaakathethangangamWathi,Yivani,nonke ninabantu

29WenyukakeukumkaniwakwaSirayelinoYehoshafati, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,bayaeRamotiyaseGiliyadi.

30WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati,Ndiya kuzenzamntuwumbi,ndingeneekulweni;yambatha iingubozakhowena.Wazenzamntuwumbiukumkani wakwaSirayeli,wangenaekulweni

31Ukumkaniwakwa-Aramwabawiselaumthetho abathethelibakhebeenqwelozokulwaabamashumi mathathuanababini,wathi,Izeningalwinomncinane nomkhulu;

32Kwathi,bakumbonauYehoshafatiabathetheli beenqwelozokulwa,bathibona,Inene,ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli;BatyekabezakulwanayeWakhala uYehoshafati.

33Kwathi,bakubonaabathethelibeenqwelozokulwa ukubaasinguyeukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,babuya ekumsukeleni.

34Wathiumntuwatyedaisaphethaefunisela,watola ukumkaniwakwaSirayeliekuhlanganenikwengubo yentsimbinamasondoayo.Wathikumqhubiwenqwelo yakheyokulwa,Jikaizandlazakho,undisengaphandle komkhosi,ngokubandingxwelerhiwengokuba ndingxwelerhiwe.

35UkulwakwenyukangaloominiUkumkaniwazimisa enqwelweniyakhekuma-Aram,wafangokuhlwa;igazi lenxebalaphalalaesazulwinisenqwelo.

36Kwavakalakumenyezwaemkhosiniukutshona kwelanga,kusithiwa,Mayeelowoemziniwakowabo, elowoezwenilakowabo.

37Wafakeukumkani,waziswakwaSamari; bamngcwabelaukumkanikwaSamari

38YahlanjwainqweloyokulwaechibinilakwaSamari; zalixhaphaizinjaigazilakhe;bazihlambaiintongazakhe; ngokwelizwilikaYehovaawalithethayo

39Ezinyeizintozika-Ahabhi,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nendluawayakhayongeempondozeendlovu,nemiziyonke awayakhayo,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

40WalalauAhabhikooyise;+yayeuAhaziya+unyana wakhewalawulaesikhundlenisakhe

41UYehoshafati,unyanaka-Asa,wabangukumkani wakwaYudangomnyakawesineka-Ahabhiukumkani wakwaSirayeli

42UYehoshafatiubeminyakaimashumimathathu anamihlanuezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;waba neminyakaemashumimabinianamihlanuengukumkani eYerusalemIgamaloninabelinguAzubha,intombi kaShilehi

43Wahambangeendlelazonkezika-Asauyise;akatyeka kuko,esenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova;kodwa

izigangaazisuswanga;ngokubaabantubebesabingelela beqhumiselaezigangeni.

44UYehoshafatiwenzauxolonokumkaniwakwaSirayeli

45EzinyeizintozikaYehoshafati,nobugorhabakhe awabenzayo,nokulwakwakhe,azibhalwanganaencwadini yemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

46Amang’awuaseleyo,awabaseleyongemihlakayise uAsa,wawasusaezweni.

47BekungekhokumkaningeloxeshakwaEdom

48UYehoshafatiwenzaiinqanawazaseTarshishezokuya kuthabathaigolidekwaOfirengokubaiinqanawaezo zaphukae-Etsiyon-gebhere

49WathiuAhaziya,unyanaka-Ahabhi,kuYehoshafati, Abakhonzibammabahambenabakhonzibakho ngeenqanawaAkavumauYehoshafati

50UYehoshafatiwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyise emzinikaDavideuyise;uYehoramunyanawakhewaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

51UAhaziya,unyanaka-Ahabhi,wabangukumkani kumaSirayelikwaSamaringomnyakaweshumi elinesixhenxekaYehoshafatiukumkaniwakwaYuda,waba neminyakaemibiniengukumkanikwaSirayeli.

52WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelakayise,nangendlelakanina,nangendlela kaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,owawonisayo amaSirayeli

53WakhonzauBhahali,waqubudakuye,wamqumbisa uYehovauThixokaSirayeli,njengakokonkeawakwenzayo uyise